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2 April 1942 | A transport of 30 Poles (incl. 14 Jews) arrived at #Auschwitz. They were sent to the camp by Sipo u. SD from Cracow. At least 27 of them were killed in the camp. In the thread we present four of them. 1/5

2 April 1942 | A Polish Jew Abram Mozes Beidner was registered in #Auschwitz. He was a railwayman born in Brzesko on 13 October 1920. He received numer 28746. He perished in the camp on 18 July 1942. 2/5

2 April 1942 | A Pole Edward Popiel was registered in #Auschwitz. He was a railwayman born in Lwów on 7 March 1895. He received numer 28743. He was shot in the camp on 17 June 1942. 3/5

2 April 1942 | A Polish Jew Josef Brandt was registered in #Auschwitz. He was a clerk born in Tarnów on 28 October 1892. He received numer 28747. He perished in the camp on 19 May 1942. 4/5

2 April 1942 | A Pole Maksymilian Loegler was registered in #Auschwitz. He was a teacher born in Sanok on 3 June 1903. He received numer 28761. He perished in the camp on 22 May 1942. 5/5

Two largest groups of prisoners registered in Auschwitz were Jews of different nationalities (separate category, some 200k) and Poles (some 140k). Our podcast talks about the situation of Polish & Jewish prisoners in the camp.
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