20 Horrifying Images of Auschwitz

Deportees exit the trains that took them to Auschwitz.

Deportees, with yellow stars sewn to their coats – a sign that they’re Jewish – arrive at Auschwitz.

Women and children carry their belongings into Auschwitz.

The words on the gate of Auschwitz: “Arbeit macht frei,” German for “Work sets you free.”

Behind barbed wire at the camp. The caption reads “Hitler’s Germany – a prison. 200,000 political prisoners in concentration camps, jails, and prisons.”