The story
Date: 21 April 1942
Departure: Kattowitz
Arrival: Auschwitz
Number of deportees: 31,941 persons
Camp registration: After arrival at Auschwitz, deportees were registered under prisoner numbers 31932–31941.
Context: With this ““Sammeltransport”” were 10 prisoners from the Kattowitz government district to Auschwitz concentration camp.
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