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  5. Transport XXXIX from Lodz,Ghetto,Poland to Chelmno,Extermination Camp,Poland on 01/04/1942

Transport XXXIX from Lodz, Ghetto, Poland to Chelmno, Extermination Camp, Poland on 01/04/1942

Transport
Departure Date 01/04/1942 Arrival Date 02/04/1942
Lodz,Ghetto,Poland
7 Szklana street, Łódź
A school building on Jonschera (Bertram) street, Marysin
School compound, 25 Młynarska street, Łódź
Horse-drawn wagons
Marched by foot
Łódź,Lodz,Lodz,Poland
Radegast railway station
Train
Kolo,Kolo,Lodz,Poland
Kolo, train station
Narrow-gauge train
Powiercie,Kolo,Lodz,Poland
Marched by foot
Zawadka,Kolo,Lodz,Poland
Mill in Zawadka
Trucks
Chelmno,Extermination Camp,Poland
April 1, 1942 was the eve of Passover. The Łódź Ghetto Chronicle reported that the temperature reached 15 degrees Celsius and that it rained.
Józef Zelkowicz wrote in his diary on that date:
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Overview
    No. of transports at the event : 1
    No. of deportees at departure : 1049
    No. of deportees upon arrival : 1049
    Date of Departure : 01/04/1942
    Date of Arrival : 02/04/1942