Eight identical buildings stretching out along 5km of beach front and capable of hosting 20,000 people at a time, Prora was the official holiday resort of the Nazi Party.
Here is the location on Google Maps and here's another article about the place. Yet another one with pictures here picked by pocksucket 10 months ago

27th January 2008 marks the 63rd anniversary of the liberation of the concentration camps at Auschwitz in Poland by the Russian Army.


The USHMM provides further commentary. picked by Pocksucket 7 months ago

Management called when 33 Orthodox Jews stormed the camp at the end of visiting hours. No one knows why. picked by misswinkle 1 year ago

Striking yet horribly sad photos. picked by hypnotode 1 year ago

"It entered a camp and took a goat among 200 sleeping kids"

This happened up in the mountains where I live... thought I would share. picked by Hoosker 1 year ago

Obama said: "I had a uncle who was one of the, who was part of the first American troops to go into Auschwitz and liberate the concentration camps,"

Problem: (1) Obama has no uncle, (2) The Russians liberated Auschwitz, not the Americans.

Result: Shouting bloggers. picked by ImNotBlue 3 months ago

A 13-foot totem pole fell over and struck a boy on the first day of Boy Scout camp, killing the 9-year-old, state police said Monday. picked by bevissimo 1 year ago

Concentration Camps, can't happen here? Already has! Strange article I happened upon, some information is...skeptical. The general site is most def. NSFW picked by randomthings 1 year ago

Twinky-looking camp counselors give classes in grenade throwing, automatic weapon handling and land mine dodging. picked by beckinacea 1 year ago

A parent has been arrested for allegedly showing teenagers pornography, then offering one of them alcohol and cigarettes at a Boy Scout camp in Hopkinton. picked by bingo 1 month ago

A little girl saved his life. Destiny brings them back together. A beautiful, spritual story about a boy in a concentration camp and a very special girl picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

Leon Greenman, the only Englishman in the Auschwitz death camp, died in a London hospital on Friday aged 97, the Jewish Museum said. picked by topofall 6 months ago

Primo Michele Levi (July 31, 1919 – April 11, 1987) was a Jewish Italian chemist, Holocaust survivor and author of memoirs, short stories, poems, and novels. He is best known for his work on the Holocaust, and in particular his account of the year he spent as a prisoner in Auschwitz, the infamous death camp in Nazi-occupied Poland. If This Is a Man (published in the United States as Survi... read full post picked by 2manyusernames 10 months ago

Choosing a Camping Stove - Good food has the power to make breathtaking sunsets more beautiful, rainy days less of a drag and good friends even more fun to be around. Learn how to choose the right camping stove for your family. picked by myrthachang 1 year ago

Eight former staff members of a Florida juvenile boot camp have been charged with manslaughter in the death of a 14-year-old boy whose beating by guards was captured on videotape picked by teaya21 2 years ago

Interesting article that details the event that led to the imprisonment of over 120,000 Japanese-Americans in concentration camps during WW2. picked by Phildo 2 years ago

ACCUSED Nazi war criminal Charles Zentai has been granted bail by the Federal Court today after earlier being ordered into custody ahead of his possible extradition to Hungary. picked by ConeOfSilence 3 weeks ago

Boris Kobe drew these while a prisoner at Allach Concentration Camp, a sub-camp of Dachau.
Each card depicts an aspect of life in the camp. picked by 2manyusernames 1 year ago

Twenty-two people were arrested during the night, mostly for drunk-in-public violations, police spokeswoman Janet Pope Givens said. picked by tchengrox 8 months ago

Rare pictures of German prisoners of war from World War I showing the Japanese how to produce sausages have been discovered. picked by AutumnLotus 2 weeks ago