Prisoner Railcar Unloading Area (Auschwitz II Camp) (Brzezinka)

Poland / Malopolskie / Brzeszcze / Brzezinka
 Second World War 1939-1945, interesting place, train station, historic landmark
Upon unloading from the freightcars, here the passengers were rapidly sorted into two categories: those seeming strong enough for hard labor, and everyone else. The latter ---including the children, the wounded, the old, and those deemed unfit at a glance by the trackside SS medical staff--- were herded to the path just south of here and then along it a short trudge westward to the nearby undressing area to wait their turn at mass killing in the gas chamber buildings. The "fit" (usually around 30% of the new-arrived people) were processed to barracks (to be killed more slowly: worked to death).



Photo Credit (color photo, 4th from left) : "Bungle"
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Photo credit (5th, 6th) : Auschwitz Museum (www.auschwitz.org.pl)
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Coordinates:   50°2'4"N   19°10'30"E

Comments

  • If you close your eyes you can see the trains,SS officials,Mengele,the prisoners,the guards,etc.
  • In the 3rd photo the rails in the background are for construction materials for the Mexico section
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