Hradec Králové

In Hradec Králové, the assembly point was established in the building of the former business academy, which is now part of the University of Hradec Králové. Those awaiting deportation had to sleep on straw mattresses on the bare floors of empty classrooms. The sanitary conditions were inadequate; throughout their stay, toilet sinks were all they had for washing. As there was no heating in the building, the deportees wore warm winter clothing even during the day. They were assigned transport numbers and had to hand over their remaining ration cards, valuables, identity cards, completed forms, and house keys at several desks. The entire procedure was overseen by the SS. The deportees were then taken from the assembly point to the train station under the guard of the uniformed Protectorate police force. According to witness testimonies, they were not allowed to bring prams onto the train. Small children were carried on makeshift stretchers, even in linen baskets.

Two transports (designated by the letters Ci and Ch) were dispatched from Hradec Králové on 17 and 21 December 1942. They took away 1,200 deportees, of whom only 99 lived to see the liberation.