Arbeit Macht Frei
"Each Square Meter of Oświęcim is contaminated"......
Kevin Prenger
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Arbeit macht frei is a German phrase meaning "work sets you free".
The slogan is known for appearing on the entrance of Auschwitz and other Nazi concentration camps.
The slogan's use was implemented by SS officer Theodor Eicke at Dachau concentration camp and then copied by Rudolf Höss at Auschwitz.
The Auschwitz I sign was made by prisoner-labourers including master blacksmith Jan Liwacz, and features an upside-down B, which has been interpreted as an act of defiance by the prisoners who made it.
Oświęcim, Auschwitz I, Poland
Arbeit Macht Frei
"Each Square Meter of Oświęcim is contaminated"......
Kevin Prenger
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Arbeit macht frei is a German phrase meaning "work sets you free".
The slogan is known for appearing on the entrance of Auschwitz and other Nazi concentration camps.
The slogan's use was implemented by SS officer Theodor Eicke at Dachau concentration camp and then copied by Rudolf Höss at Auschwitz.
The Auschwitz I sign was made by prisoner-labourers including master blacksmith Jan Liwacz, and features an upside-down B, which has been interpreted as an act of defiance by the prisoners who made it.
Oświęcim, Auschwitz I, Poland