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Lines of barrack buildings extend into the horizon. There is snow on the ground and on top of most of the buildings. A singular person walks through the field in front of the buildings towards a small group of people gathering near the front of one of the barracks.
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Barracks in Auschwitz-Birkenau

View of barracks in the women's camp in the Auschwitz-Birkenau killing center in German-occupied Poland, 1944.

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Auschwitz killing centers occupied Poland
  • National Museum of Auschwitz-Birkenau

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