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On Fri. 30 Oct 1942 All Jewish prisoners of Auschwitz I Concentration.....

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All Jewish prisoners of Auschwitz I Concentration Camp were brought out for a roll call; 800 were chosen to be sent to the newly created Buna sub-camp in Monowice to supply workers for the nearly I.G. Farben chemical plant; a number of prisoners too weak to work were sent to the gas chambers Facility

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