The fourth courtyard cells where about 600 people were crammed at Theresienstadt

The fourth courtyard cells at Theresienstadt where up to 600 people were crammed into spaces designed for far fewer. This extreme overcrowding caused epidemics, suffocation, and death from exhaustion. Prisoners slept in shifts, packed into every available corner, unable to lie down all at once.

overcrowded cells, 600 people, fourth courtyard, theresienstadt