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On June 14, 1940, the first transport of Poles and Jews arrived from Tarnów, Poland. An excerpt from the article:
" Auschwitz, also known as Auschwitz-Birkenau, opened in 1940 and was the largest of the Nazi concentration and death camps. Located in southern Poland, Auschwitz initially served as a detention center for political prisoners. However, it evolved into a network of camps where Jewish people and other perceived enemies of the Nazi state were exterminated, often in gas chambers, or used as slave labor. Some prisoners were also subjected to barbaric medical experiments led by Josef Mengele (1911-79). During World War II (1939-45), more than 1 million people, by some accounts, lost their lives at Auschwitz. In January 1945, with the Soviet army approaching, Nazi officials ordered the camp abandoned and sent an estimated 60,000 prisoners on a forced march to other locations. When the Soviets entered Auschwitz, they found thousands of emaciated detainees and piles of corpses left behind."
" Auschwitz, also known as Auschwitz-Birkenau, opened in 1940 and was the largest of the Nazi concentration and death camps. Located in southern Poland, Auschwitz initially served as a detention center for political prisoners. However, it evolved into a network of camps where Jewish people and other perceived enemies of the Nazi state were exterminated, often in gas chambers, or used as slave labor. Some prisoners were also subjected to barbaric medical experiments led by Josef Mengele (1911-79). During World War II (1939-45), more than 1 million people, by some accounts, lost their lives at Auschwitz. In January 1945, with the Soviet army approaching, Nazi officials ordered the camp abandoned and sent an estimated 60,000 prisoners on a forced march to other locations. When the Soviets entered Auschwitz, they found thousands of emaciated detainees and piles of corpses left behind."
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One place that still causes nightmares to those that survived this place of Hell brother SGT (Join to see)
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I want to say this movie touched me deeply. It was based on a true story. A young Jewish couple escaped from a German concentration camp in a brilliant manner. Eventually during the war they can't find each other, and they assume the worst. She comes to America to start a family, but she finds out her old BF is still alive. What will she do? Leave the family? Stay married?
This movie is exquisite because it is just a very good movie, the story is great, and the emotions feel so real and raw. Sometimes art imitates life. There are situations in life when somebody has to get hurt. A victory can be a loss to someone else. That is how the world works sometimes.
This movie is exquisite because it is just a very good movie, the story is great, and the emotions feel so real and raw. Sometimes art imitates life. There are situations in life when somebody has to get hurt. A victory can be a loss to someone else. That is how the world works sometimes.
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