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Most were dumped into the General Government (central Poland), often in overcrowded transit camps with minimal food or shelter.
From the start of the occupation, Germany aimed to "Germanize" the western and northern Polish territories (such as Greater Poland, Pomerania, and Upper Silesia) that were directly annexed into the Third Reich.
Families were often given only 15 to 60 minutes to pack small belongings before being loaded into unheated freight trains. 2. Soviet Deportations (1939–1941)