6:00 Uhr ab Messe Köln-Deutz : Deportationen 1938-1945 = Departure 6:00 a.m. Messe Köln-Deutz : deportations 1938-1945

A study of the deportation to concentration and extermination camps of 6,475 Jewish residents of Köln during the Nazi period. Discusses the organization of the transports, which was preceded by financial statements on the property, resources, and housing conditions of the victims. p. 57 contains a list of the 23 deportations from Köln-Deutz between October 1938-March 1945, to Zbąszyń, Łódź, Riga, Izbica, Minsk, Theresienstadt, and Auschwitz. Pp. 16-188 present the texts of 57 documents relating to the deportations, with connecting explanations. These include documents issued by the Nazis, by the Jewish community, and memoirs of deportees. Pp. 143-156 report on 14 deportations to Theresienstadt between June 1942-March 1945 and describe the conditions and daily life in the ghetto. Pp. 157-171 document the deportation to Minsk on 20 July 1942. Pp. 189-233 contain notes, a glossary, and indexes. Pp. 235-277 contain photographs of individuals who were deported. Pp. 279-578 include deportation lists with 6,335 names. Pp. 579-582 contain 133 additional names. Pp. 587-804 present the text of pp. 1-233 in English. Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-224) and indexes. 804 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.