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Daitch-Mokotoff soundex

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Record Group: Relevant mostly for researchers familiar with the Yad Vashem Archives and for archivists: The record group the item belongs to, e. g. O.33 (if known)

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Submitter Name: Provenance: The name of the person or institution which submitted the materials to the Yad Vashem Archives (if known)

Aussenkommando

Canada Commando

Deportation From Greece

Gas Chambers

Hospitals in Camps (revier)

Burning of Corpses

Camps

Deportation During the War

Aryan Documents

Deportation to Camps

Forced Labor

Hiding Place

Aliya

Death Marches

Leichenkommando

Abuse

Deportation to Auschwitz

Deportation Trains

Air-Raids

Airfields

Escapes

Agriculture

Ammunition Factories

Barracks

Blockaelteste

Fair Treatment