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OCR: Malines was transit camp established by the German occupation authorities KATLIN Mechelen Belgium in BADCNEISI July 1942 camp was temporary hoiding facility for the Jews and Gypsies Belgium. Many of the pris oners had arrived at the camp with deceptive orders report for labor draft and most of them were at Malines for only few months before being deported. Between August 1942 and Juiy 1944 twenty-eight trains left Malines with total of 257 Jewish prisoners, along with several more trains filled with Gypsies Aimost ali of them were destined for Auschwitz June 1943 Silvia claimed to be only haif Jewish in order to avoid being deported from Malines to eastern Europe. Because she had no proof the guards ultimately deported her Prisoners who could prove that they were only haif-Jewish were sent ...