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Dachau infamous Nazi concentration camp gate stolen | |
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An iron gate bearing the Nazi slogan 'Arbeit Macht Frei' ('Work sets you free') has been stolen from the former Dachau concentration camp in Germany. | An iron gate bearing the Nazi slogan 'Arbeit Macht Frei' ('Work sets you free') has been stolen from the former Dachau concentration camp in Germany. |
The theft happened overnight on Sunday at the site near Munich, police said. | The theft happened overnight on Sunday at the site near Munich, police said. |
Dachau was the first concentration camp set up by the Nazis in 1933. More than 40,000 died there before its liberation by US troops in 1945. | Dachau was the first concentration camp set up by the Nazis in 1933. More than 40,000 died there before its liberation by US troops in 1945. |
A sign with the same slogan was stolen from Auschwitz-Birkenau camp in Poland in 2009 by a man with neo-Nazi ties. | A sign with the same slogan was stolen from Auschwitz-Birkenau camp in Poland in 2009 by a man with neo-Nazi ties. |
There is no surveillance system at Dachau, but it is monitored by private guards. | There is no surveillance system at Dachau, but it is monitored by private guards. |
Site officials may now review that decision, the German news agency DPA reports. | Site officials may now review that decision, the German news agency DPA reports. |
A blog by Israel's Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial condemned the theft. | A blog by Israel's Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial condemned the theft. |
"While we do not know who is behind the theft of the sign, the theft of such a symbolic object is an offensive attack on the memory of the Holocaust," it said. | "While we do not know who is behind the theft of the sign, the theft of such a symbolic object is an offensive attack on the memory of the Holocaust," it said. |
Thousands of Jews, foreigners and other groups persecuted by the Nazis were later held at Dachau - initially built to house political prisoners. Many inmates were shot or gassed, with thousands others dying through disease or overwork. | Thousands of Jews, foreigners and other groups persecuted by the Nazis were later held at Dachau - initially built to house political prisoners. Many inmates were shot or gassed, with thousands others dying through disease or overwork. |
The camp is now a memorial, with hundreds of thousand of visitors each year from around the world. | The camp is now a memorial, with hundreds of thousand of visitors each year from around the world. |
The theft of a similar 'Arbeit Macht Frei' from Auschwitz in December 2009 sparked an outcry. | The theft of a similar 'Arbeit Macht Frei' from Auschwitz in December 2009 sparked an outcry. |
It was discovered cut into three pieces days later. | It was discovered cut into three pieces days later. |
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