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Transport Co from Uhersky Brod, Uhersky Brod, Moravia-Silesia, Czechoslovakia to Theresienstadt, Ghetto, Czechoslovakia on 27/01/1943

Transport
Departure Date 27/01/1943 Arrival Date 27/01/1943
Bohusovice train station
Marched by foot
Theresienstadt,Ghetto,Czechoslovakia
Transport Co left Uhersky Brod for the Theresienstadt Ghetto on 27 January 1943. It consisted of 1,000 Jews, some of them had been expelled in 1940 from neighboring towns, such as Uherske Hradiste. Another group of deportees consisted of Jews from several other towns, who were expelled from their homes several days prior to the departure of the transport. Among these towns were Hodonin, Straznice and Damborice that were expelled from their homes several days prior to the transport’s departure to Theresienstadt. All of the deportees were assembled at a local high school building in Uhersky Brod. Prior to the train’s departure, several staff members of the Prague Jewish community Transports Department arrived in Uhersky to carry out administrative measures according to the orders they received from the Central Office for Jewish Immigration. They prepared a list of deportees, registered Jewish property, issued notices regarding the date of deportation and assisted in packing and carrying luggage. From the assembly site, the deportees were transferred to the train station and put on a train. Upon its arrival in Bohusovice, the Jews had to disembark and were forced to march the remaining 3 km to Theresienstadt....
Overview
    No. of transports at the event : 1
    No. of deportees at departure : 1000
    No. of deportees upon arrival : 1000
    Date of Departure : 27/01/1943
    Date of Arrival : 27/01/1943
    Item No. : 5092009
    Transport No. upon Arrival : Co