Bavaria, Germany - concentration camp memorial Flossenbuerg, "Valley of Death" with the pyramid of ashes

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, Flossenbuerg, Bavaria, Germany - Concentration camp memorial Flossenbuerg, "Valley of Death", where the SS burned corpses and executed prisoners. There are remains of about 15,000 people in the ash pyramid. Behind the chapel built after the liberation. History: The supply of large National Socialist construction sites by local quarry owners drew the attention of the SS to the granite deposits in Flossenbuerg. 1938 The construction of the forced labour camp begins. By April 1945, 100,000 prisoners had passed through the camp or one of its nearly 90 satellite camps. Almost a third dies as a result of catastrophic conditions, forced labour, hunger and violence.

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Size: 5760px × 3840px
Location: Flossenbuerg, Bavaria, Germany
Photo credit: © Bastian / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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