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Date: 18 May 1939
Departure: Lichtenburg
Arrival: Ravensbrück
Number of deportees: 867 female prisoners, women
Context: On 18 May 1939, 867 female prisoners were transferred from Lichtenburg concentration camp to the women’s concentration camp at Ravensbrück. The transport reached Ravensbrück on 18 May 1939.
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