One cannot visit this country without recognizing the horrors that were visited upon these people during the Second World War. Despite that, my feeling is that the Polish people are survivors and have been willing to challenge any and all who threaten their freedom. From Auschwitz-Birkenau to Gdansk, great historical events have taken place in Poland and they should always be remembered and recognized in turn.
Auschwitz-Birkenau
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| Auschwitz I - Arbeit Macht Frei - Work Will Set You Free. The words on the entrance gate seemed to mock the purpose of this camp. With its leafy boulevards and innocuous looking building it could have been used for any purpose. |
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| Auschwitz I was previously a Polish army barracks with it's well planned and tended trees and yards. . . |
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| Auschwitz II, aka Birkenau - the vastness boggles the mind, 1 square mile. This was a true death camp. |
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| Auschwitz II - part of the memorial to the dead. |
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