letter, From: Olszowka, Erwin To: Olszowka, Paul in Konigshütte. - Auschwitz 4 January 1943

Tabs

Letter

Source:

letter

Relation:

Concentration Camps Correspondence

Creator:

Olszowka, Erwin

Sender:

Olszowka, Erwin

Recipient:

Olszowka, Paul in Konigshütte.

Date:

4 January 1943

Postmark:

9-1-43

Description:

A few letters were censored sometimes by cutting into the printed regulations which makes it difficult to differentiate between types S1a and S1bb. Others which are undated are written on pages 3-4 of a letter (S), a habit which in not mentioned by Lordahl for Auschwitz.

Special Codes:

F1a

Censor:

C5/4

Language:

ger

Notes:

This prisoner arrived at the camp on 25 June 1940. " June 25, 1940 – On orders from Stapo headquarters in Kattowitz, 100 political prisoners are sent from the police prison in Sosnowitz and given nos. 1122-1221”. (Auschwitz Chronicle p.15). All the letters are from the Soren Nordklint in Denmark.

Prison & Prisoner

Concentration Camp:

Auschwitz

Prison Block:

25a

Coverage:

Poland

Prisoner Name:

Olszowka, Erwin

Prisoner Number:

1141

Biographical Note:

born on 24 September 1916

Series & Subject

Subject:

World War, 1939-1945, German Concentration Camps and Prisons Collection

Sub-series:

Letters from Auschwitz

Technical

Rights:

Rights: Copyright: The creator of the document, or his or her Estate. McMaster University owns the rights to the archival copy of the digital image in TIFF format.

Contributer:

McMaster University Libraries

Publisher:

McMaster University

Date Digitized:

May 19, 2009

Format:

jpg

Type:

image

Identifier:

WWIICCC-0741

Concentration Camp
Auschwitz

Prisoner Name
Olszowka, Erwin

Sender
Olszowka, Erwin

Recipient Name
Olszowka, Paul in Konigshütte.

Prison Block
25a

Prisoner Number
1141

Censor
C5/4

Material Type
letter

Special Codes
F1a

Sub Series
Letters from Auschwitz

Postmark
9-1-43