Transport from Duesseldorf, Düsseldorf (Düsseldorf), Rhine Province, Germany to Izbica, Krasnystaw, Lublin, Poland on 15/07/1942

Little is known about this transport and hardly any documentation about it has survived. One may surmise, however, that it was prepared in a format similar to that of the previous transport, which departed from Düsseldorf for Izbica on April 22, 1942. The Jews designated for deportation came from Düsseldorf and its surroundings; at least eight had arrived from Köln District. Under the Gestapo’s guidelines for the deportation of Jews to the General Government, the Jewish Transportleitung (transport manager) —a doctor or paramedic — was to appoint a Jewish steward for each railroad car. The steward, wearing an armband, was to ensure quiet and order during the journey and clean the car once the deportees had left the train. The area commander of Sipo (Sicherheitspolizei, Security Police) and the SD (Sicherheitsdienst, Security Service) in Kraków – in July 1942, SS-Oberführer Karl Schöngarth – was required to place someone in charge of receiving the Jews when they arrived in the General Government. According to the information in our possession, no one aboard this transport survived.