Guard towers, like this one, line the main road in Birkinau at about 50’ intervals. I couldn’t ignore the constant whisper in my mind of the question of “why” as I looked at them. It’s not as if the people in the camp were hardened criminals, ex-special forces operatives, or insurgents. Rather they were starved men, a few starved women, fewer starved children, and all of them innocent. Each camp was outfitted to provide maximum security protection against the likes of which I’ll bet never even entered the gates, and so the only real conclusion for why the SS would to go all the trouble is just sheer terror.
Monday, October 08, 2007
Every 50 Feet...
Guard towers, like this one, line the main road in Birkinau at about 50’ intervals. I couldn’t ignore the constant whisper in my mind of the question of “why” as I looked at them. It’s not as if the people in the camp were hardened criminals, ex-special forces operatives, or insurgents. Rather they were starved men, a few starved women, fewer starved children, and all of them innocent. Each camp was outfitted to provide maximum security protection against the likes of which I’ll bet never even entered the gates, and so the only real conclusion for why the SS would to go all the trouble is just sheer terror.
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