80 years ago, first mass transportation of “political prisoners” to Auschwitz

Poland today marked the 80th anniversary of the first mass transport to Auschwitz, which was originally created by the German occupiers as a camp for Polish “political” prisoners.

The first group of 728 transportees included resistance members, priests, teachers and 20 Polish Jews.

Notes from Poland

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