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| Author: | Sloan [ Wed Jun 30, 2010 9:50 am ] |
| Post subject: | Two Canadians held for Auschwitz rail spike theft |
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/ar ... WL9mLjvWBQ http://www.thejc.com/news/world-news/33 ... -auschwitz |
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| Author: | p51 [ Thu Jul 01, 2010 1:58 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Two Canadians held for Auschwitz rail spike theft |
I’m only surprised they were dumb enough to get so easily caught. I know people pilfer stuff from there all the time, but it’s usually a small chunk of concrete from a crumbling foundation or a rock to place on a grave back home. My primary hobby is researching, collecting and writing about the US military in WW2. I have a lot of impresive items in my collection but next to no German stuff. Having been to the terrible places that are associated with the Third Reich, I wouldn't want anything like that. It’d never occur to me to want any “souvenir” from that horrible place but anyone could see that a spike from that line is truly iconic. |
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| Author: | joe6167 [ Thu Jul 01, 2010 6:34 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Two Canadians held for Auschwitz rail spike theft |
I remember seeing a photo in the local newspaper a while back, as part of an article on the camp. It was taken by placing a camera between the rails, and looking towards the gate house. When I saw the picture, I distinctly remember thinking that as far as Railroadiana goes, I don't think you could get anything else that even comes to close to the creepiness of a section of THOSE rails or a spike etc. |
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