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Stateless Jewish refugees at a tent camp in a no-man's-land between Czechoslovakia and Hungary. [LCID: 40169] — Stateless Jewish refugees at the Mischdorf tent camp along the Slovak-Hungarian border, following the First Vienna Award which gave a sector of southern Slovakia to Hungary. Local Jews were accused of supporting the Hungarian claim, were driven across the border, then back again, then were forced to live for weeks in an open field. November 1938.
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In the aftermath of the Munich agreement, which turned the Sudetenland of Czechoslovakia over to Germany, German troops march into ... [LCID: 70026] — In the aftermath of the Munich agreement, which turned the Sudetenland area of Czechoslovakia over to Germany, German troops march into the town square of Friedland. October 3, 1938.
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Deportation of Jews by Hungarian authorities. Dunaszerdahely, Czechoslovakia, 1944. [LCID: 71042] — Scene during the deportation of Jews from Dunaszerdahely, in the part of Czechoslovakia ceded to Hungary in 1938. Photograph taken in 1944.
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The Aigner family of Nove Zamky, Czechoslovakia. Laszlo (Leslie) Aigner (standing, back) survived the Auschwitz camp; his mother ... [LCID: 07792] — The Aigner family of Nove Zamky, Czechoslovakia. The town was occupied by Hungary. Laszlo (Leslie) Aigner (standing, back) survived the Auschwitz camp; his mother (seated) and sister Marika (standing, right) were gassed there. May 1944.
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The Sered concentration camp. Czechoslovakia, 1941-1944. [LCID: 83095] — View of buildings in the Sered concentration camp in Slovakia, 1941–44.
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Jewish inmates at forced labor in the Vyhne concentration camp. [LCID: 83091] — Jewish inmates at forced labor in the Vyhne concentration camp in Slovakia, 1941–44.
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Two uniformed soldiers stand in front of a half-open gate. The wooden gate behind them has barbed wire along the top.There is a large sign above the gate. A couple of buildings can be seen behind the gate. — Entrance to the Novaky labor camp in Slovakia, 1942–44.
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Jewish deportees from Luxembourg, Austria, and Czechoslovakia during deportation from the Lodz ghetto to the Chelmno killing center. [LCID: 28075] — Jews from Germany, Luxembourg, Austria, and Czechoslovakia during deportation from the Łódź ghetto to the Chełmno killing center. Łódź, Poland, 1942.

In October–November 1941, Nazi German officials deported almost 20,000 Jews from Germany, Austria, Luxembourg, and the Czech lands to the Łódź ghetto. Their arrival compounded the already grim conditions in the ghetto. Transports of Jews from the ghetto to the Chełmno killing center began on January 16, 1942. At first, this group of Jews was spared. But in May 1942, the Nazi German authorities also targeted this group of Jews for transport to Chełmno.
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Deportation of Jews from Plzen. Czechoslovakia, 1942. [LCID: 77482b] — Deportation of Jews from Plzen (Pilsen) to Theresienstadt. The building in the background is the town theater. Czechoslovakia, 1942.
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Deportation of Slovak Jews. Stropkov, Czechoslovakia, May 21, 1942. [LCID: 77489a] — Deportation of Slovak Jews. Stropkov, Czechoslovakia, May 21, 1942.
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Jews at the railroad station before deportation. Puchov, Czechoslovakia, March 1942. [LCID: 37209b] — Jews at the railroad station before deportation. Puchov, Czechoslovakia, March 1942. (Source record ID: E39 Nr.2447/8)
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Jews deported from Prague, Czechoslovakia, move their belongings through the streets. [LCID: 29082b] — Jews deported from Prague, Czechoslovakia, move their belongings through the streets of the Lodz ghetto in occupied Poland. November 20, 1941.
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Preparation of food in the Theresienstadt ghetto. [LCID: 40210] — Preparation of food outside a barracks in Theresienstadt. Photograph taken after liberation. Theresienstadt, Czechoslovakia, June–August 1945.
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Czech Jews are deported from Bauschovitz to Theresienstadt ghetto. [LCID: 86308] — Czech Jews are deported from Bauschovitz to Theresienstadt ghetto. Czechoslovakia, between 1941 and 1943.
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Property confiscated from deported Jews is stacked in a synagogue. [LCID: 80596] — Property confiscated from deported Jews is stacked in a synagogue. Prague, Czechoslovakia, 1941–45.
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The cropped image of a young boy standing against the corner of a stone wall. The young boy wears a dark cap and jacket. On the left pocket of the jacket is a large six-pointed star, the Star of David, with the word “Jude” in the center. Only the top right half of the boy can be seen in this photograph. — This photograph shows a Jewish boy wearing the compulsory Star of David. Prague, Czechoslovakia, between September 1941 and December 1944.
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Adolf Hitler reviews his troops at Prague castle on the day of the occupation. [LCID: 80577] — Adolf Hitler reviews his troops at Prague castle on the day of the occupation. Prague, Czechoslovakia, March 15, 1939.
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Deportation of Slovak Jews. The victims wear tags and are escorted by Slovak guards. [LCID: 77933] — Deportation of Slovak Jews. The victims wear tags and are escorted by Slovak guards. Czechoslovakia, ca. 1942.
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