
"On Auschwitz (72): The first transports of women to KL Auschwitz
Samstag, 23. Mai 2026 · 38 min
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The Germans established the Auschwitz concentration camp in the spring of 1940 for man prisoners. The first women were deported to the camp in March 1942. In total, more than 130,000 women prisoners were registered there during the
camp’s existence. The history of the first transports of women is discussed by Dr. Teresa Wontor-Cichy from the Research Center of the Auschwitz Museum.
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Online lesson about women in KL Auschwitz (lekcja.auschwitz.org/2022_kobiety_en)
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Voiceover: Sarah Edwards, Kate Weinrieb