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Written by Simcha Ben-Shaul

On the 24^th of June, Vilna was occupied by the German army. Harsh restrictions were immediately imposed on the 70, Jews of Vilna. That summer marked the end of the illustrious community known as "Jerusalem of Lithuania". Engineering units of the German army came to Vilna and began setting up workshops to repair and maintain the Wermacht's armored vehicles and automobiles in various parts of the city. One of them was set up in former barracks of the Russian army. The huts and garages there were turned into workshops; another one was set up at a former bus station. At both of the workshops the engines of the vehicles were converted from liquid fuel to solid fuels such as wood for burning. Those workshops were part of the H.K.P. (Heereskraftfahrpark) of the Wermacht. The commanding officer of the unit was Major Karl Plagge; its headquarters were in the building of the Polytechnikum.

Most of the Jews from the ghetto who were employed in this unit

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Karl Plagge

German military officer (–)

Karl Plagge (pronounced[kaʁlˈplaɡə]^ⓘ; 10 July &#;– 19 June ) was a German Army officer who rescued Jews during the Holocaust in Lithuania by issuing work permits to non-essential workers. A partially disabled veteran of World War I, Plagge studied engineering and joined the Nazi Party in in hopes of helping Germany rebuild from the economic collapse following the war. After being dismissed from the position of lecturer for being unwilling to teach racism and his opposition to Nazi racial policies, he stopped participating in party activities in and left the party when the war broke out.

During World War II, he used his position as a staff officer in the German Army to employ and protect Jews in the Vilna Ghetto. At first, Plagge employed Jews who lived inside the ghetto, but when the ghetto was slated for liquidation in September , he set up the HKP forced labor camp, where he saved many male Jews by issuing them official wo