Transport 47b from Wien, Vienna, Austria to Auschwitz Birkenau, Extermination Camp, Poland on 31/03/1943

Transport 47b left Vienna’s Nordbahnhof on March 31 and arrived in Auschwitz Birkenau. 82 Jews were deported from Vienna with this transport. The average age of the deportees was 38 years; six of them were older than 61. Five armed policemen under the command of a “Revierleutnant der Schutzpolizei” by the name of Franz Reinbacher were assigned to guard the train throughout the journey. The guards were instructed to report at the postal ramp of the train station at 04:30 AM. The deportees were led to the train station and put on a train. Historian Danuta Czech notes in the Auschwitz-Chronicle that this was “collective transport” (Sammeltransport) which included Jews from various cities in Germany. Upon arrival, the SS men carried out a selection. 77 men were sent to the prisoners’ camp and given the Nos. 112195-11271. 23 women were sent to the womens’ camp and given the Nos. 39840-39963. The remaining deportees were murdered in the gas chambers shortly after their arrival....