Auschwitz,Poland (visited 2007) 2013

[klempner69]

Not really an explore but for me,probably thee worst example of what man actually did to fellow man.How some people can deny what happened here is beyond me.I first visited a concentration camp in 1980 called Belsen..I have never forgotten the pictures of the unfortunates photographed after it`s liberation.

Where do I begin?

Main Gate I guess.....

The Camp Commander was hanged here in full view of his house over in the trees

We strayed away from the tourist trail..tell me this isnt what it looks like?I asked about it,and was told it was a fire pit...with diving platforms?

Dreadful place of execution

We are now a few miles down the road at Birkenau...had enough already

Demolished Cremators

Bunks

Not much remains of the barrack blocks..the Germans did a good job of covering their tracks as the Red Army advanced

Everyone knows this view

Can you imagine using toilets like these?

That was and is one hell of a monument indeed,a World Heritage Site and rightly so.

 

[Temple]

Sobering place this is. No words, just respect.

 

[Shush]

Very well captured, they look stunning in black and white and with the snow on the ground.

 

[Wevsky]

Great pics mate terrible history

 

[Ninja Kitten]

Thankyou for posting this report....very well versed and outstanding photos also...such an austere place..makes me shiver reading it,,yet facinates me also..just how? and why? could another human do this to another are my questions...both unanswerable to any normal personj...thanks again..very sobering agreed :sad2:

 

[Silent Night]

very nice that great shot Klemps

 

[skeleton key]

Really great shots of a location with such a tragic past and more so in the snow :|

Nothing i can say other than walking around here with the thoughts of what was leaves little to words .

Quality Klemps all about documenting the past regardless of how dark it can be some times :beer:

Great shots

 

[Ninja Kitten]

Quality Klemps all about documenting the past regardless of how dark it can be some times :beer:

couldnt agree more,,,

 

[shaddam]

Sends shivers down my spin look at these, but if we don't document it people will never be educated, i agree the snow does make it some how more saddening. thank for the photos.

 

[Perjury Saint]

Beautiful pictures of such a horrific place!! Just unimaginable what happened here...

 

[silverainbow]

Lest we never forget the people that suffered and died for our freedom, it's a very emotional and thought provoking site, one that I plan to visit one day in the future, I think it's important that its preserved for the future from a historical point of view and used to educate others about Hitler, his evil regime of mass geneside so that history can never be allowed to repeat itself again.

Klempner, thank you for posting this, your pics are amazing, bet it was one hell of a traumatic day, thank you for sharing your experience with us

:|

 

[SuZyQue]

Fantastic pics, a sad part of our history, and something we should never forget to insure it never happens again. Well done

 

[Siren]

Wow, these photos are amazing. Emotive and thought provoking, thanks for sharing them!

 

[Rik]

Great photographs, really capture the mood and makes you think what it must have been like to be imprisoned in that terrible place