Liberation of Auschwitz Documentary - Part 8 of 11

Auschwith-Birkenau was probably the most infamous concentration camp of the Holocaust. It was liberated by Soviet troops in 1944 and a large proportion of the footage included was filmed by the Soviet cameraman Alexander Voronsin, who also contribute with an interview. The Programme is introduced by Simon Wiesental and is an account of some of the Second World War's worst atrocities, and the reasons behind them. 10:34:53:00 Local workers clear the debris from crematory 5, destroyed by the SS - still of oven 10:35:57:00 Pan across Birkenau - electric fence with warning sign (Stoj/Halt) - today red, tomorrow dead sign 10:36:47:00 The Soviet Commission record the testimony of prisoners used later in the Nuremberg trial 10:36:57:00 The Commission in the grounds during inspection - prisoners with academic degrees and background 10:38:11:00 The academics show the Commission the punishment block with an often-used gallows 10:39:25:00 Interview with Alexander Voronsov continues 10:40:11:00 Children in the camp show the numbers tattooed on their arms