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Male and female prisoners in the "Kanada" section, the arrival of the trucks, and the initial sorting outside the barracks

Sorting outside the barracks. A truck has brought a new shipment of confiscated goods

Sorting outside the barracks. A truck has brought a new shipment of confiscated goods

The work of sorting the possessions that the Jews brought with them to Auschwitz was done by Jewish prisoners who were forced to collect the packages and sort the items that would then be sent to the Reich. By the time the sorting was completed, most of the previous owners were already dead

A group of Jewish prisoners works on sorting goods

Jewish property that has been left on the platform, to be taken by trucks to the "Kanada" section

The work of sorting the possessions that the Jews brought with them to Auschwitz was done by Jewish prisoners who were forced to collect the packages and sort the items that would then be sent to the Reich. By the time the sorting was completed, most of the previous owners were already dead

Trucks transport confiscated property to the "Kanada" section

Jewish property that has been left on the platform, to be taken by trucks to the "Kanada" section

Jewish property that has been left on the platform, to be taken by trucks to the "Kanada" section

Jewish property that will be sorted and sent to the Reich

The barracks of the "Kanada" section were not sufficient; huge quantities of property filled the spaces between the barracks

Trucks arrive in front of the "Kanada" barracks with new confiscated items

A view of the endless bags and suitcases that were collected and sorted in "Kanada"

Jewish prisoners being forced to sort through the property left behind

On a blanket spread on the ground, the "Kanada" prisoners begin the sorting

Male and female prisoners in the "Kanada" section, the arrival of the trucks, and the initial sorting outside the barracks

Clothes confiscated from the arriving Jews

Kommando "Kanada" at work

Sorting through the property left behind

Male and female prisoners in the "Kanada" section, the arrival of the trucks, and the initial sorting outside the barracks

Sorting outside the barracks. A truck has brought a new shipment of confiscated goods

Sorting outside the barracks. A truck has brought a new shipment of confiscated goods

The work of sorting the possessions that the Jews brought with them to Auschwitz was done by Jewish prisoners who were forced to collect the packages and sort the items that would then be sent to the Reich. By the time the sorting was completed, most of the previous owners were already dead

A group of Jewish prisoners works on sorting goods

Jewish property that has been left on the platform, to be taken by trucks to the "Kanada" section

The work of sorting the possessions that the Jews brought with them to Auschwitz was done by Jewish prisoners who were forced to collect the packages and sort the items that would then be sent to the Reich. By the time the sorting was completed, most of the previous owners were already dead.

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