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The "Dark Heart" of Auschwitz-Birkenau

Two Auschwitz escapees give testimonies that expose the truth of Nazi concentration camps.

Aired 01/21/2020

Secrets of the Dead

The "Dark Heart" of Auschwitz-Birkenau

Clip: Season 18 Episode 2 | 1m 55sVideo has Closed Captions

Two Auschwitz escapees give testimonies that expose the truth of Nazi concentration camps.

In 1944, Rudolf Vrba and Alfred Wetzler escaped from Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp. Their harrowing testimonies and detailed sketches of the camp's mass extermination practices exposed the "dark heart" of Nazi-occupied Poland.

Aired 01/21/2020

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