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May 23, 2022, 6 tweets

23 May 1941 | A transport of 216 Poles deported to #Auschwitz by Sipo u. SD from Radom arrived at the camp. There were 9 Jews among them. In this transport there were 25 #teachers. 19 of them were murdered in the camp. This thread presents four of them.

23 May 1941 | Jan Michalak was registered in #Auschwitz (camp no. 15926). He was born in Modła Królewska on 18 May 1909. A teacher in Piwaki. He perished in the camp on 8 November 1941. He was 32 years old.

23 May 1941 | Ludwik Malenta was registered in #Auschwitz (camp no. 15927). He was born in Szczerców on 25 August 1906. A teacher in Ręczno. He persiedh in the camp on 4 April 1942. He was 35 years old.

23 May 1941 | Franciszek Zajączkowski was registered in #Auschwitz (camp no. 15930). He was born in Woźniki on 23 June 1892. A teacher in Sulejów. He perished in the camp on 9 August 1941. He was 49 years old.

3 May 1941 | Tadeusz Woliński was registered in #Auschwitz (camp no. 15932). He was born in Niwa Wolska on 10 October 1916. A teacher in Niechcice. He perished in the camp on 18 November 1941. He was 25 years old.

Learn about the creation of Auschwitz, reasons of incarceration of Poles & the plans of development of Auschwitz into the main camp for prisoners in German-occupied Poland. Online lesson "Poles at KL Auschwitz”: lekcja.auschwitz.org/en_2020_06_pol…

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