Even though the Germans had already deported the Jews of Thessaloniki, which lay under their jurisdiction since 1941, they did not immediately move against the Jews of the formerly Italian zone.
Meskipun orang Jerman telah mendeportasi orang Yahudi di Tesalonika, yang berada di bawah kuasa mereka sejak tahun 1941, mereka tidak segera memindahkan orang Yahudi yang sebelumnya berada di zona Italia.