The Germans assigned Jacob Gokkes to a train for the transport of the sick and David Gokkes to transport on foot. Since David had weak feet and because his father was extremely weak, he tried to travel together with his father. Jacob would not allow him to do so, believing that the prisoners in the train for the sick would be shot dead. In the end, David went on foot and died of exhaustion. Jacob died of cold and starvation.
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THE SAD END OF JACOB GOKKES - by Paul Beek 23 January 2023.
Golleschau subcamp Auschwitz: 21-1-1945, more than 100 Jews were transported to the west without food and water in closed, sealed cattle wagons, marked SS, under barbaric conditions, doors were frozen.
Many prisoners have frozen to death while traveling while being disconnected and reconnected several times to another locomotive. They continued for 10 days via places Teschen 21-1-, Oderberg 22-1, Schonbr. 22-1, Freudenthal 25-1 and finally Bruessen-Bruennlitz 29-1-1945. Jacob died of hunger and frostbite.
Source: Sassienie.com, ITS