Tuesday, July 16, 2019

Harbringer of death

German labor camps or nazi death camps weren't too nice. A few prisoners made it extra difficult hiding a wee Polish boy in their barracks in Buchenwald concentration camp. Their hope were the approaching Allied and Russian forces as Germany was showing signs of losing the war, altho some of the prisoners seemed to plan a revolt of their own. Pretty powerful film but hardly scratches the surface of the horrors that happened in Buckenwald.

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