a moment for reflection

briggie · 27-01-2017, 10:50

today is the 72nd anniversary of the liberation of auschwitz .
On January 27, 1945, the Russian army came upon Auschwitz and its various camps and subcamps.
What they found was terrible.
Afraid of anyone seeing what they had been doing in Auschwitz, the Germans went on a killing spree before the arrival of the Russians. They also tried to blow up the ovens where the murdered had been burned for years.
When the Russians arrived, they found corpses and 7000 starving prisoners.

johnb5177 · 27-01-2017, 14:57

Yet in 2017, we still see evidence of man's continuing inhumanity to man.......

"When will they ever learn"

perelaar · 27-01-2017, 16:33

You are right, briggie - and we still see a lot of latent racism and violence happening around us.

Don't forget Auschwitz was just the top of the iceberg, there were literally dozens of camps...

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briggie Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: peoples democratic republic of west yorkshire Vehicle: " alice " Posts: 10,473	a moment for reflection today is the 72nd anniversary of the liberation of auschwitz . On January 27, 1945, the Russian army came upon Auschwitz and its various camps and subcamps. What they found was terrible. Afraid of anyone seeing what they had been doing in Auschwitz, the Germans went on a killing spree before the arrival of the Russians. They also tried to blow up the ovens where the murdered had been burned for years. When the Russians arrived, they found corpses and 7000 starving prisoners.

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johnb5177 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Swansea, S.Wales Vehicle: 02Terrano II 3.0 SVE Auto Posts: 1,586	Yet in 2017, we still see evidence of man's continuing inhumanity to man....... "When will they ever learn"

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perelaar Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Belgium Vehicle: Terrano II 2.7TDi SWB '97 Posts: 802	You are right, briggie - and we still see a lot of latent racism and violence happening around us. Don't forget Auschwitz was just the top of the iceberg, there were literally dozens of camps...