RESEARCH IMW Trains leave for Auschwitz

In the spring of 1942, between 700 and 800 Jews, dissidents, and mental patients were gassed. Regular death transports left Ravensbrook, sending men and women to Auschwitz and Majdanek. The camp played a role in the final solution. On October 6, 1942, the Commandant took significant actions.

In the spring of 1942, which groups of people were targeted for gassing?

• Artists and musicians

• Farmers and merchants

• Jews, dissidents, and mental patients

• Political leaders and soldiers

Where did the death transports from Ravensbrook regularly send people?

• To concentration camps

• To Berlin

• To Auschwitz and Majdanek

• To the front lines

What was the fate of men and women sent from Ravensbrook?

• They were sent to hospitals

• They were sent to schools

• They were sent to the gas chambers

• They were sent to work in factories

What was the purpose of the camps mentioned in the transcript?

• To play a part in the final solution

• To serve as educational centers

• To provide shelter

• To act as medical facilities

On which date did the Commandant of Run play a role in the events described?

• October 6, 1942

• November 11, 1942

• December 25, 1942

• January 1, 1943