letter, From: Olszowka, Erwin To: Olszowka, Paul in Konigshütte. - Auschwitz 5 July 1942

Source
letter
Relation
Concentration Camps Correspondence
Creator
Olszowka, Erwin
Sender
Olszowka, Erwin
Recipient
Olszowka, Paul in Konigshütte.
Date
5 July 1942
Postmark
6-7-42
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.

Provenance
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).
Special Codes
F1a
Censor
C5/1
Language
ger
Notes
All the letters are from the Soren Nordklint in Denmark.
Concentration Camp
Auschwitz
Prison Block
25a
Coverage
Poland
Prisoner Name
Olszowka, Erwin
Prisoner Number
1141
Biographical Note
born on 24 September 1916
Subject
World War, 1939-1945, German Concentration Camps and Prisons Collection
Sub-series
Letters from Auschwitz
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 15, 2009
Format
jpg
Type
image
Identifier
WWIICCC-0736