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Auschwitz Medical Bocks  
   

Auschwitz Medical Bocks

Auschwitz I concentration camp. Camp Blocks 20 and 21. The so-called hospital blocks. Block 20 was the contagious diseases ward. "The contagious diseases ward housed prisoners suffering from typhus, starvation diarrhea, tuberculosis, meningitis, erysipelas or from general weakness". Many were simply killed in the ward. Block 21 was the surgical ward. Both of these block were fenced off. Auschwitz Birkenau: German Nazi Concentration and Extermination Camp (1940-1945) UNESCO World Heritage site, inscribed in 1979. IMG_5567
Oświęcim - Auschwitz

September 18th 2018
Today was our visit to the Auschwitz concentration camp. A somber day, but a must. The name Auschwitz itself conjures up the Holocaust and its horrific images. Oświęcim is about an hour and a half drive from Krakow. It is and was a railway center, with connections east to Krakow, west to Wrocław (once Breslau) and Berlin and south to Vienna. Thus the town was selected as a central place to whi ... read more
Europe » Poland » Lesser Poland » Auschwitz

Polish Flag Poland is an ancient nation that was conceived near the middle of the 10th century. Its golden age occurred in the 16th century. During the following century, the strengthening of the gentry and internal disorders weakened the nation. In a series of ... ... read more
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