Victim of Khmer Rouge

The Killing Fields Of Cambodia - the Auschwitz of the East ?

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April 1st 2010
If I like it or not, when it comes to the Killing Fields of Cambodia I have to remember the History of my own country Germany. Some people compare Pol Pot with Hitler and the Khmer Rouge with the Nazis. So are the Killing Fields the Auschwitz of the East ? And does this explain anything ? The difference between a Nazi-Concentration Camp and the Killing Fields lies probably only in th ... read more

Asia » Cambodia

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Most Cambodians consider themselves to be Khmers, whose Angkor Empire extended over much of Southeast Asia and reached its zenith between the 10th and 13th centuries. Subsequently, attacks by the Thai and Cham (from present-day Vietnam) weakened the ... ... read more