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On Tues. 04 Apr 1944 A transport from two hospitals and one psychiatric.....

1944-04-04

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A transport from two hospitals and one psychiatric institution in Trieste, Italy arrived at Auschwitz Concentration Camp in occupied Poland; 62 of the about 300 patients died en route, while another 103 were gassed upon arrival Facility

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