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Saturday, November 29, 2008

Birkenau Camp Compound



In Barrack 3, prisoners were put in 'standing-cells' big enough to hold 4 standing prisoners standing back to back. The cells were like chimneys, covered from floor to ceiling by bricks, with only a small opening for the prisoners to crawl in at night after their hard-labour work and crawl out the next morning after standing in the cell the entire night. There were times where 4 might crawl in at night but only 2 got out alive the next morning, only to be put back in again at night with another 2 more prisoners.

Out of respect for those who perished, photo-taking was not allowed in that Barrack.

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