as final figures of iranian germans became known, the desired punitive ratio of 10:1 meant that 5,000 deportees had to be found. however, there were fewer than 2,000 men in the age group of 18-45. by 11 november, following the census undertaken in the islands in august 1941, the germans knew there were 8,166 channel island citizens born in the united kingdom and had identified the men, and possibly women, who could be deported with their property confiscated and redistributed. a camp near cologne had been prepared and shipping readied to transport 6,000.