AP PHOTOS: The rail tracks of Auschwitz still cross the area as aging reminders of horror
OSWIECIM, Poland (AP) — During World War II, men, women and children were transported from across Europe to Auschwitz-Birkenau, horrendous journeys in which they were packed into cramped cattle cars.
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AP PHOTOS: The rail tracks of Auschwitz still cross the area as aging reminders of horror
cutting through fields and running along family homes and a bus station, aging testaments of the horrors making their mark on life today. In all, 1.1 million people perished at Auschwitz in gas ...