The main gallows (replica) at Auschwitz... last man to hang was SS-Obersturmbannführer Rudolf Höss. Ratted out by his own wife no less. At least in his case it was well deserved and good riddance.
Former ammunition bunker (Auschwitz was a former Polish army garrison) converted into the first Gas chamber/crematorium.
Propaganda from Belgium, calling people out to work for the Germans.
the sign says "Are you also so happy and pleased"
below "he works in Germany"
"Contact your local work office for details"
This one pissed me off quite a big, my grandfather had been a force laborer..
We know damn well that he did not have a big smile on his face there.
His whole life he was saving every little thing, never wasting anything.
He hardly spoke about his time in Germany.
And when he returned home he was skinny, his mother and sister at first did not recognize him.
First thing he said was "Mum, you can cook the sole of a shoe , i don't care , i'll eat it."
so no, he was not that pleased.
At Auschwitz, in Mengele's place and the cell blocks. and when watching all the belongings of the people they killed.. I was walking around with clenched fists, i was in total fight mode.. The things i've seen there are offensive to the core of me as a human being..Especially the kids shoes, and pictures of 3-5 year old kids , walking towards the gas chamber...Animals did this..
I do not, in anyway understand how some got sentenced so lightly.
Or how some responsible got sentenced and then received amnesty by the German government after 5-10 years or less.
I don't get it, and i need to read up about that. How did those bastards get off so easy and why anybody speak up at that time?
I'll post some more tomorrow. still sorting pics..for Birkenau and Prague.