Poland - Auschwitz Birkenau

"The fortified walls, barbed wire, platforms, barracks, gallows, gas chambers and cremation ovens show the conditions within which the Nazi genocide took place in the former concentration and extermination camp of Auschwitz-Birkenau, the largest in the Third Reich. According to historical investigations, 1.5 million people, among them a great number of Jews, were systematically starved, tortured and murdered in this camp, the symbol of humanity's cruelty to its fellow human beings in the 20th century." 

Source: UNESCO World Heritage

Postcard 1
A tragic reminder of human atrocities during World War II - lest we forget. Nice stamps. Thanks to Bugoslaw of Warsaw.

Postcard 2

Sad reminders of the remains of the ugly gas chamber and crematorium II where many people suffered and lost their lives.Thanks to Masghan of Canada for mailing this postcard from Canada.

Postcard 3

A multi-view of Auschwitz-Birkenau. Mailed on January 25, 2019, postmarked January 31, 2019 and arrived in Penang island on February 15, 2019. Thanks to Malgorzata of Poland.