Photographer's Note
67 years ago... / 67 lat temu...
The first Red Army troops arrived in Birkenau and Auschwitz at around 3 p.m. and were joyfully greeted by the liberated prisoners. After the removal of mines from the surrounding area, soldiers of the 60th Army of the 1st Ukrainian Front marched into the camp and brought freedom to the prisoners who were still alive. On the grounds of the main camp were 48 corpses and in Birkenau over 600 corpses of male and female prisoners who were shot or died in the last few days.
At the time of the Red Army's arrival there were 7,000 sick and exhausted prisoners in the Auschwitz, Birkenau and Monowitz camps.
txt from: http://www.facebook.com/auschwitzmemorial
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O godzinie 15:00 wkroczyły do obozów w Brzezince i w Oświęcimiu pierwsze grupy zwiadowców radzieckich radośnie witane przez oswobodzonych więźniów. Po rozminowaniu okolicznych terenów wkroczyli do obozów żołnierze 60. Armii Pierwszego Frontu Ukraińskiego, którzy przynieśli wolność pozostałym przy życiu więźniom. Na terenie obozu macierzystego leżało 48, a w Brzezince 600 zwłok więźniów i więźniarek zastrzelonych przez esesmanów i zmarłych w ostatnich dniach istnienia obozu.
W chwili wkroczenia żołnierzy Armii Czerwonej do obozów Auschwitz, Auschwitz II-Birkenau i Monowitz przebywało w nich ponad 7000 chorych i wyczerpanych więźniów.
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brianmcc
(6223) 2012-01-27 1:39
hi lukasz,
another very poignant picture in this series. the black and white format gives it a timeless quality that i think also transports the viewer back in time. very interesting and infomrative notes.
regards,
brian
Yiannis84
(2824) 2012-01-27 4:46
hi lukasz,
Great image!! you had a such a great idea and did an excellent photo job! very well done
Regards..Yiannis
Photo Information
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Copyright: Lukasz Oborzelski (jajko)
(775)
- Genre: Places
- Medium: Color
- Date Taken: 2012-01-00
- Photo Version: Original Version
- Theme(s): Auschwitz, Auschwitz II-Birkenau [view contributor(s)]
- Date Submitted: 2012-01-27 0:27