The Real “Ivan the Terrible”: Treblinka’s Most Sadistic Guard: Ivan Marchenko
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Captured as a Soviet soldier, Ivan Marchenko became one of Treblinka’s most feared guards. Known as “Ivan the Terrible,” he operated gas chambers, beat victims with a water pipe, and committed unspeakable acts of cruelty. Discover how a prisoner of war became a key player in the Holocaust.
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