Jacob Schilt, born 7 March 1893 in Amsterdam, was a son of Abraham Schilt and Rachel Dreese, who both were already deceased, respectivly in 1920 and 1921. Jacob Schilt was born into a family with in total 11 childreen: the first born daughter Debora died 2 August 1882, only 3 ½ months of age and was…
Jacob Schilt died on 30 November 1942 in Reichsautobahnlager Annaberg, Upper Silesia, Germany (today Poland).
The official cause of death: myocarditis (Herzmuskelentzündung).
Source: the official death certificate issued by German authorities (Standesamt).
Research into the wartime civil registries of one of the civil registry offices in Upper Silesias (Poland) discovered many records that corresponded to deaths of inmates from the "Reichsautobahnlager Annaburg" and "Zwangsarbeitslager Niederkirch" camps.
A certificate of death for Jacob Schilt as dis…
The period between 28 August till 12 December 1942 was known as the so-called “Kozel-period”. Named as such, as a number of transports with deported Jews from Belgium, France and Holland were stopped at Kozel station, about 80 km west from Auschwitz, where the Germans unloaded men who were suitable …