View of the main entrance to the Auschwitz camp: "Arbeit Macht Frei" (Work makes one free). [LCID: 0001]
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View of the main entrance to the Auschwitz camp

View of the main entrance to the Auschwitz camp. The sign above the gate says "Arbeit Macht Frei" (Work makes one free). Auschwitz, Poland, date uncertain.


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