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History

These pages provide information on the historical context of the British internment and mass deportations of 1940, the persecution of Jews in Nazi Germany and other related events and topics. Further articles will appear at irregular intervals, focussing on the internment and subsequent military service of many former internees in Australia.

At the end of October 1938, the Nazis deported 27,000 Jews to Poland. This ultimately led to the pogroms of 9 November 1938.

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The “Polenaktion”

On 22 and 23 September 1938, 2,000 Jews were transferred from Dachau concentration camp to Buchenwald. The background to this was the "Fall Grün".

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The „Fall Grün“

Leon Gottlieb reported on his time in the Sachsenhausen, Dachau and Buchenwald concentration camps for the Australian radio station ABC.

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“Two Years in Nazi concentration camps”

In 1940, the British deported 11,000 Germans and Austrians overseas. Part 1: Tribunals, "5th Column" and arrests.

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British deportations
Part 1

In 1940, the British deported 11,000 Germans and Austrians overseas. Part 2: 5 ships to Canada and Australia.

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British deportations
Part 2

In 1940, the British deported 11,000 Germans and Austrians overseas. Part 3: A "deplorable mistake"?

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British deportations
Part 3