The story
Departure date: 15 July 1942
Arrival date: 17 July 1942
Departure: Westerbork
Arrival: Auschwitz on 17 July 1942
Number of deportees: 800 Jewish women and children
Camp registration: After arrival at Auschwitz, deportees were registered under prisoner numbers 47087–47687.
Context: The people were brought from Hooghalen to Westerbork.
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