Vorgeschichte, Sinn und Folge des 23. Juni 1944 in Theresienstadt
Prehistory, meaning and consequences of June 23, 1944 in Terezin
Author(s): Miroslav KárnýSubject(s): Jewish studies, Local History / Microhistory, WW II and following years (1940 - 1949), Fascism, Nazism and WW II, History of the Holocaust, History of Antisemitism
Published by: Židovské Muzeum v Praze
Keywords: Terezin concentration camp; Jewish history; International Red Cross; Nazi regime;
Summary/Abstract: The article deals with the visit of the delegation of the International Red Cross to the Terezin concentration camp-ghetto on June 23, 1944. The author draws on numerous archives records and discusses the reasons why the Nazis had given the representative of the Red Cross permission to visit Terezin. He also deals with the tragic consequences of the fact that a delegate of the Red Cross International Committee was deceived by the Nazis. His positive report resulted, among others, in the liquidation of the family camp in Auschwitz-Birkenau, which no longer served its original purpose, i.e. that of concealing the reality.
Journal: Judaica Bohemiae
- Issue Year: XIX/1983
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 72-98
- Page Count: 27
- Language: German
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