The story
Date: 18 September 1941
Departure: Krakau
Arrival: Auschwitz
Number of deportees: 20,986 political prisoners
Camp registration: After arrival at Auschwitz, deportees were registered under prisoner numbers 20951–20986, 20964.
Context: The admission order came from the Security Police and the SD in Krakow.
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