F05_P14: Concentration Camp Auschwitz, Extermination
1942 October 13, Front side - Telegram from Auschwitz concentration camp on extermination.
Tan telegram (appears yellow via scan) with printed text and outline German using black ink. Typed text in German using black ink was pasted onto the document. Some penciling is present at the top left. A few markings in red ink are present at the center and center right.
Name/Title
F05_P14: Concentration Camp Auschwitz, ExterminationEntry/Object ID
2007.5.14Scope and Content
1942 October 13, telegram from Auschwitz concentration camp on extermination.Context
Poison gas experiments began at Auschwitz on September 3, 1941. Mass extermination of Jews and others whom the Nazis considered undesirable or subhuman began in the spring of 1942 and reached its peak in the summer of 1944. The gas chambers were demolished in November 1944. This October 13, 1942, telegram from the Auschwitz camp commandant to Lublin states: "Your husband died today in the Auschwitz concentration camp. Details from the commander of the security police and the SD in the Lublin district."Collection
Nazi Scourge I: Primary ExhibitionCategory
Telegram
Philatelic Material