Preparing for the escape: a cache of prisoners' things was found in the oven of Auschwitz

In the chimney of one of the stoves on the territory of the former Nazi concentration camp Auschwitz, personal belongings of prisoners of the 17th block were discovered, which, judging by the documents, contained prisoners of applied professions, writes Air force.

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Among the items found were knives, forks, scraps of leather, scissors and many more tools. They were found in April during construction work, when the Austrian National Fund for Victims of National Socialism decided to renovate block 17 in anticipation of a future exhibition.

Workers documented the items found, and then handed them over to the Auschwitz Museum. Photos of the find can be seen here.

Why all these things were safely hidden is not yet clear. In a press release from the Austrian foundation, experts pointed out that perhaps a group of prisoners were preparing to escape, or they used these items to exchange with other prisoners.

Auschwitz is one of the most notorious concentration camps, where about a million European Jews were killed during World War II. The camp was located in the south of Nazi-occupied Poland and contained the largest complex of gas chambers.

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In total, over 4,5 years, at least 1,1 million people died there, among whom, apart from Jews, were Polish citizens, Soviet prisoners of war, gypsies, homosexuals and Jehovah's Witnesses of different nationalities.

This January in Israel widely celebrated the 75th anniversary liberation camp. The ceremony at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial in Jerusalem was attended by surviving prisoners of Nazi concentration camps and leaders of many states.

By the time the war ended in 1945, there were more than 40 concentration camps in Europe.

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