The Czech Transport: A Chronicle of the Auschwitz Sonderkommando
A day passed, and then a second and a third. Wednesday came, the ultimate deadline for the transport’s arrival. There were two obvious reason for the delay. First, it appeared that in addition to strategic preparations, moral assurances were demanded. The other reason was that the “authorities” made special efforts to carry out their major…
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