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Gates of Hell
"Arbeit Macht Frei" gates
(Work will set you free)
Auschwitz I
Oświencim
Poland.
The gate sign is a copy of the origin one stolen and recovered
in December 2009. The original is now in storage at the Auschwitz-Bikenau State Museum.
The sign was erected on the orders of Commadant Rudolf Höss
after being made by prisoner-labourers of the camp, and features an upside down letter "B" which has been interpreted as an act of defiance by the prisoners who made it.
Gates of Hell
"Arbeit Macht Frei" gates
(Work will set you free)
Auschwitz I
Oświencim
Poland.
The gate sign is a copy of the origin one stolen and recovered
in December 2009. The original is now in storage at the Auschwitz-Bikenau State Museum.
The sign was erected on the orders of Commadant Rudolf Höss
after being made by prisoner-labourers of the camp, and features an upside down letter "B" which has been interpreted as an act of defiance by the prisoners who made it.