At the time the lists were compiled she was asked to draw up hundreds of forms giving false reasons for cause of death. According to Rosa Jochmann, Hermine told the other Blockovas what she had been told to do. ‘She told us that in the offices they had been told to make 1500 copies of a form with the following words: “You are herewith informed that ‘blank’ has died at Ravensbrück as a result of a blood clot.” ’

