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Against All Odds
Here, three elderly men proudly show their Auschwitz concentration camp tattoos. Walter and Werner arrived at Auschwitz on the same day, ten people apart, with tattoos A1828 and A1838. Talk about a remote coincidence! The third man also bears his own survivor’s mark, joining them in this rare reunion.
Auschwitz-Birkenau, infamous for its horrors, operated from 1940 to 1945, witnessing over 1.1 million deaths. This photo likely comes from a Holocaust memorial event, where survivors gather to commemorate their endurance and honor those who perished.
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