Hermann Dolp - first Commandant of Belzec.

[little grey rabbit]

Hermann Dolp was at Belzec, I believe, until June/July 1942. This would suggest that his tenure would have covered the period of the establishment of the gas chambers and the starting of the gassing program.

Is anything known (eg documents, testimonies, trials) in regards of his involvement at Belzec and what led to his transfer?

[David Thompson]

little grey rabbit -- You wrote:

Hermann Dolp was at Belzec, I believe, until June/July 1942. This would suggest that his tenure would have covered the period of the establishment of the gas chambers and the starting of the gassing program.

You might want to double-check that information. According to steve248, at http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic. ... 47#p422747 :

In the last quarter 1941, Dolp was attached to Globocnik in Lublin. At this time Globocnik was the "Beauftragter der Reichsführer-SS für die Errichtung der SS- und Polizeistützpunkte im neuen Ostraum" (i.e. the occupied areas of the Soviet Union). SS-Stubaf (at this time) Dolp was the Leiter Aussenstelle Russland Mitte stationed in Minsk.

Another post (at http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic. ... 49#p472749) in the "SS-Staf (?) Hermann Dolp" thread at http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic.php?t=41413 notes that Dolp was assigned to the office of HSSPF Nord as of 16 May 1942, rather than in June or July.

See also the comment in Belzec: Stepping Stone to Genocide; Hitler's answer to the Jewish Question by Robin O'Neil, quote online at http://www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/belzec1/bel050.html and full text at http://www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/belzec1 ... .html#TOC5, mentioning Dolp in this context:

When Globocnik was relieved of this construction task on 27 March 1942, with the exception of Dolp, all of these officers played important roles in Reinhardt.[2]

[Peter]

I would be interested if you have any primary source material to show that he visited Belzec