2 August 1942In the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia (German occupied Czech Lands), the ‘Zigeunerlager’ Lety near Pisek and Hodonin near Kunstadt start to operate. During the first days more than a thousand people are transported to each camp.
30 September 1942An official set of camp rules for the Lety and Hodonin ‘Zigeunerlager’ (Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia, German occupied Czech Lands) is issued by the occupation authorities.
16 December 1942‘Auschwitz Decree’: Heinrich Himmler, head of the Schutzstaffel (‘Reichsführer SS’), orders the deportation of Sinti and Roma from the German Reich to Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration and extermination camp.
