To death or slavery?

This is an old photo of the area where new arrivals to Auschwitz II would disembark. The SS officer to the right of the queue is using his thumb to send people either left to the work camp, or straight ahead towards the two massive gas chambers and crematoria belching smoke. The officer's thumb can be seen in his shadow.

Krakow - A Salty Last Supper

June 17th 2008
Mat: Dave, Trace and I hopped on a sleeper train on Friday the 13th and trundled our way south and east towards Krakow in Poland. Our cabin was pretty lush, a three bed sleeper. After a couple of "goodbye Germany" beers we headed to our bunks and woke up heading in the opposite direction. Not sure how this worked, but we did arrive in Krakow. Krakow was spared from bombing in WWII, so its ... read more

Europe » Poland » Lesser Poland » Kraków

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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