On the evening of Tuesday 3 February, the prisoners stood for Appell, but there was little doubt that the departure of the Sondertransport was imminent. By lights out, many expected it to leave the very next day. When the prisoners had been counted at Appell, the list of names was returned to the office and given to Zimmer as usual, but instead of giving the list to one of the clerks to read out for typing, she read out the names herself.
