auschwitzmuseum, 16 May 1944 | The main phase of the extermination of Hungarian Jews began at the German camp Auschwitz. Three trains arrived on that day: ca. 9,000 people were murdered in gas chambers. Until 9 July, 142 trains brought ca. 420,000 Hungarian Jews.
See our online lesson: lekcja.auschwitz.org/en_6_dep_zydow/