Memorial headstones beside a pond into which the cremation ashes from Crematorium II were placed at Auschwitz-Birkenau.

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Memorial headstones beside a pond into which the cremation ashes from Crematorium II were placed at Auschwitz-Birkenau. The debris visable to the right is the collapsed roof of the cremation area of Crematorium II. A larger pond is located close to Crematorium III. Inscription in English, ' To the memory of the men, women and children who fell victim to the Nazi genocide. Here lies their ashes. May their souls rest in peace.'

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Size: 5129px × 3419px
Location: Auschwitz-Birkenau, Oswiecim, Poland
Photo credit: © Maurice Savage / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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