▁away , ▁ended ▁in ▁W od z is ław ▁Ś lą ski , ▁where ▁the ▁prisoners ▁were ▁put ▁on ▁fre ight ▁trains ▁to ▁other ▁cam ps . ▁When ▁the ▁Soviet ▁army ▁advanced ▁on ▁Poland , ▁nine ▁days ▁before ▁the ▁S ovi ets ▁arrived , ▁the ▁Schutz st aff el ▁had ▁march ed ▁ 6 0 , 0 0 0 ▁prisoners ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁camp . ▁Appro xim ately ▁ 1 5 , 0 0 0 ▁prisoners ▁died ▁on ▁the ▁way . ▁There ▁is ▁a ▁mem orial ▁to ▁the ▁vict ims ▁of ▁the ▁Hol oca ust ▁from ▁W od z is ław ▁in ▁the ▁Baron ▁Hir sch ▁C emetery ▁St aten ▁Island , ▁New ▁York ▁ ▁where ▁the ▁W od z is ław ▁ ▁land sm ans haft ▁has ▁a ▁section . ▁ ▁In ▁March ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁the ▁Soviet ▁army ▁arrived ▁near ▁W od z is ław . ▁Appro xim ately ▁ 8 0 % ▁of ▁the ▁town ▁was ▁destroyed ▁in ▁World ▁War ▁II . ▁From ▁ 2 6 ▁March ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁W od z is ław ▁was ▁once ▁more ▁integrated ▁into ▁Poland . ▁The ▁Old ▁Town , ▁including ▁the ▁Market ▁Square , ▁was ▁fully ▁restored ▁after ▁the ▁war . ▁ ▁Transport ▁W od z is ław ▁Ś lą ski ▁is ▁situated ▁at ▁the ▁j unction ▁of ▁several ▁major ▁lines ▁of ▁road , ▁railway ▁and ▁air ▁communication . ▁Only ▁ ▁from ▁center ▁the ▁town ▁crossing ▁motor way ▁A 1 . ▁The ▁town ▁is ▁crossed ▁by ▁one ▁national ▁road