The city, except for the more wealthy, residential, neighborhoods, was searched house-by-house over a period of 36 hours. "In total, following tens of thousands of checks, nearly 2,000 Marseillese... found themselves in the death trains." wrote historian Maurice Rajsfus.
The city, with the exception of affluent residential areas, was methodically searched dwelling by dwelling over a span of 36 hours. "In total, after conducting tens of thousands of examinations, nearly 2,000 Marseille residents... ended up on the death trains," historian Maurice Rajsfus noted.