The entrance to Auschwitz-Birkenau as seen from inside the camp

The interior of Block 25 "The Death Block" where women selected for extermination would await the gas chambers

Ruins of crematorium and gas chamber 2, destroyed by the Nazi's only 7 days before liberation.

One of the pits used for human ashes, with the memorial to the victims in the foreground

Auschwitz-Birkenau

March 8, 2019 in Poland ⋅ 🌬 12 °C

Words cannot describe what I have seen today. I have studied the Holocaust for over 10 years, visited various museums, watched countless documentaries, read too many books to count, seen hundreds of photographs and spoken to survivors. But nothing can prepare you for this.Read more