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Report by Dr. Kurt May on the deportation of 7000 Jews from Baden and Palatinate to Gurs, France, and the conditions of the camp, 1940-1942

Report by Dr. Kurt May on the deportation of 7000 Jews from Baden and Palatinate to Gurs, France, and the conditions of the camp, 1940-1942 One of the very few survivors has described the deportation to Gurs and the situation there: - Sudden deportation of the Jews on 21 October 1940; the deportees were allowed to take just 100 Reichsmark and hand luggage. -Transport by train and trucks; arrival at Camp du Gurs after a few days. - The conditions at Gurs: Half-decayed wooden barracks, leaky roofs, no electricity, no windows, no furniture, straw to sleep only after a few days, insufficient food...

File Number : 73

Type of Material : Memoirs

Language : German