Massacre

Transport and murder of Białystok children

21 Aug 1943 – 7 Oct 1943 · 50.51° N, 14.17° E

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When
21 Aug 1943 – 7 Oct 1943
Kind
Massacre
Deaths
1,200
Coordinates
50.51° N, 14.17° E
Description
murder of 1,200 Jewish children by Nazi Germany

Transport of Białystok children

Murder of 1,200 Jewish children by Nazi Germany

On 21 August 1943, during the liquidation of the Białystok Ghetto, about 1,200 Jewish children were put on trains and taken to Theresienstadt concentration camp, where they were held in isolation from other prisoners. On 5 October, they were told that they would be sent to Switzerland in exchange for German prisoners of war.

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