deportations to Auschwitz
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Deportations to Auschwitz refers to the mass transport of Hungarian Jews in 1944 to the Auschwitz-Birkenau extermination camp, where most were murdered as part of the Holocaust.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| deportations to Auschwitz canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Holocaust deportation operation
ⓘ
crime against humanity ⓘ war crime ⓘ |
| authorizedBy |
Regency of Miklós Horthy
ⓘ
surface form:
Miklós Horthy government
|
| characterizedBy |
brutal treatment of deportees
ⓘ
extreme overcrowding in transport trains ⓘ lack of food and water during transport ⓘ |
| deathToll |
hundreds of thousands killed
ⓘ
majority murdered on arrival in gas chambers ⓘ |
| documentedIn |
Nuremberg Trials evidence
ⓘ
testimonies of Auschwitz survivors ⓘ |
| endTime | July 1944 ⓘ |
| followedBy | halt of deportations ordered by Miklós Horthy in July 1944 ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
central event in the destruction of Hungarian Jewry
ⓘ
largest single deportation action to Auschwitz in the Holocaust ⓘ |
| implementedWithSupportOf |
public administration of Hungary
ⓘ
surface form:
Hungarian civil administration
Hungarian Police ⓘ
surface form:
Hungarian police
|
| mainDestination |
AuschwitzBirkenau
ⓘ
surface form:
Auschwitz II-Birkenau
AuschwitzBirkenau ⓘ
surface form:
Auschwitz-Birkenau extermination camp
|
| method |
mass transport by train
ⓘ
railway deportations in cattle cars ⓘ |
| moralCharacterization | genocidal operation ⓘ |
| notableLocationOfRoundups |
Budapest metropolitan area
ⓘ
surface form:
Budapest suburbs
Hungarian provinces ⓘ |
| organizedBy |
Adolf Eichmann
ⓘ
Eichmann Sonderkommando in Hungary ⓘ Hungarian gendarmerie ⓘ |
| partOf |
Final Solution
ⓘ
Holocaust ⓘ
surface form:
the Holocaust
|
| perpetratedBy |
Hungarian law enforcement agencies
ⓘ
surface form:
Hungarian authorities
Nazi Germany ⓘ SS ⓘ |
| precededBy |
German occupation of Hungary in March 1944
ⓘ
anti-Jewish laws in Hungary ⓘ ghettoization of Hungarian Jews ⓘ |
| rememberedOn | Holocaust Remembrance Day ⓘ |
| selectionProcessAtDestination |
immediate selection on arrival at Auschwitz
ⓘ
most deportees sent directly to gas chambers ⓘ |
| startTime | May 1944 ⓘ |
| targetedGroup | Hungarian Jews ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
1944
ⓘ
World War II ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
late phase of the Holocaust ⓘ |
| tookPlaceIn |
German-occupied Hungary
ⓘ
Kingdom of Hungary ⓘ |
| victimCount |
approximately 437000 Hungarian Jews
ⓘ
over 400000 Jews ⓘ |
| victimDemographics |
men, women, and children
ⓘ
primarily Jewish civilians ⓘ |
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