Stolen! – Auschwitz’ “Arbeit Macht Frei” sign – UPDATED
Thieves have stolen the infamous sign at the entrance of Poland’s Nazi-era concentration camp, Auschwitz, … police and museum staff reported Friday.
“The inscription was stolen early this morning,” museum spokesman Jaroslaw Mensfeld told AFP.
“It’s a profanation of the place where more than a million people were murdered. It’s shameful,” he added.
Whoever did it must have known what he was stealing and how to do it, he added.
The forged iron inscription was not hard to unhook from above the large gates at the entrance, “but you needed to know how,” he said.
Frackin unbelievable.
Care to speculate on the motive, or who would do it?
I have a feeling we’ll all know soon.
UPDATE: Police in Poland have arrested 3 young men who had the sign – cut into pieces – in their possession. No details, yet.
UPDATE: Swedish police have at least one Nazi terrorist in custody.
Been decades since I’ve been there. But, I will never shake off the feeling that folks in the nearby village – who made a very good living from the Nazis running the camp – have always been shall we say “embarrassed” by the attention given to the camp/memorial.
moss
December 18, 2009 at 5:43 am
I really dislike making baseless accusations. So I won’t suggest some neo-nazi holocaust denier is the most likely culprit.
My first mother-in-law was Ukrainian. She was forced to work for the nazis and had a tattoo of numbers on the inside of her forearm. She very rarely ever mentioned anything about her experiences but those she did mention I remember.
The one that most vividly sticks in my mind was a German guard was eating an orange. When he was finished she and several other girls raced to pick up the peels and ate them as candy. Something I regularly throw in the garbage was candy.
Mr. Fusion
December 18, 2009 at 7:08 am
Father of one of my ex-wives had similar numbers. Only he volunteered to work as a guard at a concentration camp in Ukraine.
moss
December 18, 2009 at 7:44 am
My out-law also said she volunteered. I wonder how a ten y/o volunteers for slave labor.
Mr. Fusion
December 18, 2009 at 9:14 am
Care to speculate on the motive, or who would do it?
Neocons… They’re preparing for Gitmo II™.
Jägermeister
December 18, 2009 at 2:21 pm
Aahhh, making room for the name change.
Mr. Fusion
December 18, 2009 at 2:59 pm
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Jake McCrann
December 25, 2009 at 9:01 am
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Jake McCrann
December 25, 2009 at 9:02 am
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Jake McCrann
December 25, 2009 at 9:09 am