Initially, the groups evacuated from Auschwitz consisted of qualified workers for the ever-growing industry of Mauthausen and its subcamps, but as the evacuation proceeded other categories of people were also transported to Mauthausen, Gusen, Vienna or Melk.
Spočiatku sa skupiny evakuované z Auschwitzu skladali z kvalifikovaných robotníkov pre rastúci priemysel Mauthausen-Gusenského komplexu, ale ako evakuácia pokračovala, prepravili do Mauthausenu, Gusenu, Viedne alebo Melku aj iné kategórie ľudí.