The "Stairs of Death" (Todesstiege) at Mauthausen-Gusen concentration camp. The prisoners, wearing the striped prison uniform, were forced to carry granite blocks up 186 steps to the top of the Wiener Graben quarry. Death and fearful injuries were daily events, and among the prison camps Mauthausen had a feared reputation. Bundesarchiv, Bild 192-269 / CC-BY-SA

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