Politics & Government

First Deportations from Łódź Ghetto to Chełmno

In January 1942, the Nazi regime initiated the deportations of Jews from the Łódź Ghetto to the Chełmno extermination camp. The operation began as part of the larger systematic extermination of Jews across Europe. Thousands of residents were forcibly removed from their homes and transported under dire conditions. This action was the first of many to result in the destruction of Jewish communities in occupied Poland.

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