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11-APR-2018

Luggage

There is a large display case in Block 5, taking up half of a barracks room, which contains the suitcases brought by Jewish victims to the camp.
The Jews were instructed to mark their suitcases for later identification; you can still see the names written on the leather cases in large letters in the photo below.
Some of the suitcases have the word Waisenkind, which means orphan; this is proof that there were children among the victims at Auschwitz.

The leather suitcases have not deteriorated like the shoes, which probably means that the shoes were disinfected with Zyklon-B in preparation for sending them back to Germany, but the suitcases weren't.
There are also some baskets in this display, used by the victims to carry their meager belongings with them to the camp.

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Alexander Kazakov21-Aug-2018 14:23
Terrible story! V
woody3401-Jul-2018 03:16
A dreadful reminder of a dreadful time.Had a friend who had been a victim at Auschwitz and migrated to Australia after the war.It was a real blight on humanity...V
Jackdad29-Jun-2018 16:17
This must never happen again.
Martin Lamoon27-Jun-2018 19:52
Amazing but sad
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slhoornstra27-Jun-2018 04:04
Stunning! V
LynnH24-Jun-2018 23:21
Powerful reportage and excellent photo. V
Zoltán Balogh24-Jun-2018 10:22
Excellent photo and a really sad reminder of this tragic period. V
Margot W24-Jun-2018 06:44
I find these very difficult to look at. To have these on view is a reminder to the horrors of the past.
Carol How23-Jun-2018 19:03
Very grim reminder... V
Jeff Real23-Jun-2018 14:25
What a powerful statement this image makes.
V
danad23-Jun-2018 09:37
A moving reminder of this hell ! V.
Frank Brault22-Jun-2018 22:13
So sad and depressing. We must always remember. V
Blandine Mangin22-Jun-2018 15:47
very sad ! v
Nick Paoni22-Jun-2018 03:10
So powerful and sad.
Hank Vander Velde22-Jun-2018 02:36
Sad reflection of the horrendous time, suffering and cruelty endured by so many.
janescottcumming21-Jun-2018 20:14
So sad. A horrible time in the history of the world.
Colin Storey21-Jun-2018 19:46
thought provoking image of from these terrible events.
joseantonio21-Jun-2018 18:43
a sad reminder of those tragic times.V.
globalgadabout21-Jun-2018 17:45
harrowing...what a tragic time this represents..
Pierre Martin21-Jun-2018 16:37
a part of history to never forget and
make sure it will never happen again!
zyziza21-Jun-2018 16:05
Terrible!
larose forest photos21-Jun-2018 15:29
Unbearably sad and grim.
Chris21-Jun-2018 15:24
It's a terrible reminder of what man can do to his brothers and sisters, absolutely tragic.
Helen Betts21-Jun-2018 15:22
Such a sad reminder of this tragic period in history. V.
Jim Coffman21-Jun-2018 14:55
What a grime reminder of their final journey.
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