andy1868
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Well i went to Poland with college 2 years tomorrow so i thought i'd post up some pictures i took while i was there. i know there are people on here that are interested in history so i hope this wasn't a complete waste of time  Alot of it is about Auschwitz by the way
Here we have the famous sign at the entrance to Auschwitz I, the sign loosely reads "Work Brings Freedom"
Here we have an urn filled with the ashs left in the incinerator when the camp was liberated to commorate the people that died there
Here is a picture looking across one of the lanes between the buildings
The following are pictures of confiscated items from the prisoners, this is hair the Nazis confiscated to be sent to make fabric
Glasses
Ceremonial Robes
Artificial Limbs
Pots and Pans
Suitcases
Here is a pile of containers that were used to carry Zyklon B in.
This is a diagram of the gas chambers at Auschwitz-Birkenau
Outside the infamous "Block 10," the block used to torture political prisoners, they would be found guilty in a small courtroom inside then taken outside and shot against this wall
The Courtroom inside Block 10
In the cellar of Block 10, as special punishment, 4 people would be forced into a room of this size 1x1 metre and would stay there for days at a time
An engraving in one of the cells in the cellar of Block 10, it shows Jesus
Another picture looking across the camp
A picture of barbed wire between areas of the camp
A picture of the gallows where the Commandant of the camp was hung after its liberation. The house where he lived with his wife and children was around 100 yards to the right of these gallows, the gas chamber was about 50 yards to the left.
The Gas Chamber at Auschwitz I
Inside the gas chamber
The incinerator used to burn the bodies of people killed in the Gas chamber next door
Here is the infamous watchtower at Auschwitz Birkenau, the train bringing in prisoners used to travel under the watchtower
The view from the Watchtower
More views of Birkenau
This photo illustrates the area of Birkenau Spielberg was allowed to use in the filming of Schindler's List
This illustrates the toilet facilities used by hundreds of people, they were open for 10 minutes per day
A smaller watchtower along the railway line inside the camp
The view looking towards the Main watchtower from around half way across the camp
The Watchtower from around half way across the camp, zoomed in
One of the openings from the railway line into the main areas of the camp
The view of the end of the camp looking towards the memorial from around half way across the camp
The Memorial at the end of the camp on the far side from the main watchtower
The English version of the memorial at the end of the railway line. The same message was in each language of the people that died there. It reads "Forever let this place be a cry of despair and a warning to humanity where the Nazis murdered about one and a half million men, women and children, mainly Jews from various countries of Europe. Auschwitz-Birkenau 1940-1945"
The remains of the gas chamber at the far end of the railway line near the memorial at Birkenau
Next we have random photos from around Krakow, the city in which we stayed
The square used in the filming of Schindler's List, the scene where the Nazis are throwing the Jews from their homes
An area of the Jewish Ghetto as it stands today
Schindler's factory
The Church in the centre of Krakow
Snowy paths
A posh café that was still really cheap
The resting place of past leaders, the equivalent to our St Paul's Cathedral
Then i have afew photos of Warsaw, the Captial of Poland, where we stayed for a day
The changing of the guard
The tomb of the unknown soldier, this is all that was left of the Royal Palace after the Nazis destroyed the entire Western part of the city in their scorched earth policy
The new Royal Palace
The central Post Office, the statues commerate the Jews that held an uprising in the Ghetto against the Nazis
My mate and a giant beer walking around Warsaw
The Poles really know how to modify 
I have many more photos, but this is all i can bare uploading for now, i hope somebody learns/enjoys this thread (Ojc, if you're still here) 
ps sorry Ian about so many photographs 
[Edited on 31-01-2007 by andy1868]
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Robin
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Awesome pics Andy, one of the many places I need to go to.
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Jez_B
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Seems very interesting, nice pics 
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andy1868
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its definately interesting, i could go into a lot more detail but it took me long enough to do this
its well worth a visit though, changes your perspective on things in quite a big way.
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Colin
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Looks busy....oh wait there all over here 
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poole
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Love this sort of stuff...
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andy1868
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it was inside a concentration camp on a tuesday morning in february, would you be there?
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Bram
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These photos are proof to who ever said "how do you know the holocaust actully happened?" in one of the 9/11 threads a while back!
Great photos!
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Really good pics and story mate, very interesting. I'd love to go there one day, my best mate has been and said it really does make you think and change your perspective about certain things in life.
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andy1868
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as i said before, get over there. its well worth the visit. everything is cheap over there too
it was a strange trip really, because on the one hand we were visiting all these depressing morbid places then at night going out on the booze having a good time, sorting of letting it go at night, not trying to dwell on it too much, because after all, it is depressing.
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Such a chilling place, its realy weird looking at all the trhings that were confiscated and the toilets and stuff, thinking of the shit those prisoners went through,
The pic of the gallows is cool, cant belive its still there
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great pics there mate, that place looks really depressing ! wouldnt want to wake up there on my own  great stuff mate post some more
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liamC
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I look at Auchwitz and to this day cannot believe the things that went on by human beings to other human beings.....only SIXTY years ago. It always sounds like something out of the roman times. Terrible.
[Edited on 01-02-2007 by liamC]
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It's quite astonishing isn't it...
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liamC
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andy, how far is this place from Warsaw? What is the nearest airport to get there called? Wouldn't mind getting a few mates together for a trip over.
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loubielou
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Remember doing about this in history at school, always found it interesting. Good pics
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abdus
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Great pics and the snow is
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Originally posted by Bram
These photos are proof to who ever said "how do you know the holocaust actully happened?" in one of the 9/11 threads a while back!
Great photos!
what do these pics prove? 
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Excellent photos.
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Jamie Walby
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Awesome. Really interesting. Jewish Ghetto made me laugh, I thought Jews were rich people that drove cars with big boots!
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pdwhelan
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cool pics i would love to see the gallows and the gas chambers for real. bet its realy strange though. thanks for the interesting pics
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snow
Ive heard of Auschwitz, never realised what it was all about tbh
And Poland, the women, eh? 
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deano87
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Wow, the snow makes the place look even more chilling.
It's horrible to think what the prisoners went through and the scale of the place is amazing.
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Southampton city centre is like Poland.
Corsa 2.0 16v Vegas - Sold
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Munchie
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check my garage for loads of poland pics!
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SXi_Tim
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i wouldn't mind going there
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