Bełżec (pronounced [ˈbɛu̯ʐɛt͡s], in German: Belzec), was the first of the Nazi German extermination camps created for the purpose of implementing the secretive Operation Reinhard, a key part of "the Final Solution" which entailed the murder of some 6 million Jews during the Holocaust. The camp was situated about 0.5 km (0.31 mi) south of the local railroad station of Bełżec in German-occupied Poland, in the new Distrikt Lublin of the semi-colonial General Government territory; and operated from 01942-03-17-000017 March 1942 to the end of 01942-12-01-0000December 1942.