Historical Context
Events Chronicle
8 July 1944
Beginning of the liquidation of the Kaunas Ghetto.
July 8, about 1,200 prisoners of the Kaunas Ghetto were barged away. July 9, about 900 people were taken away. A total of about 6,000–7,000 people were transported from the Kaunas Ghetto to concentration camps. Prisoners that remained in the ghetto hid in various hideouts.
Beginning of the liquidation of the Kaunas Ghetto.
July 8, about 1,200 prisoners of the Kaunas Ghetto were barged away. July 9, about 900 people were taken away. A total of about 6,000–7,000 people were transported from the Kaunas Ghetto to concentration camps. Prisoners that remained in the ghetto hid in various hideouts.