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Saturday, January 24, 2009

Auschwitz Concentration Camp


(Top row, left): Even though the camp was opened to tourists, there were still some restrictions for visitors of the camp, some were out of respect for those who have perished.

(Top row, right): A signboard showing where "the corpse of prisoners shot while trying to escape were displayed, as a warning to others".

(Bottom row, left): The camp orchestra kept the prisoners in step, so it was easier to count them.

(Bottom row, right): A signboard stating "If a Polish prisoner escaped, the family members were arrested and sent to Auschwitz. They were made to stand under a sign announcing the reason for their arrest and that they will remain in the camp until the fugitive was found. So that other prisoners would be aware of this policy."

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