70 Years After The Holocaust, A Drone Flies Over Auschwitz - And The Footage Is Breaking Our Hearts

Apr 29, 2019 by apost team

The Holocaust will forever be remembered as one of the most horrific crimes in history. Under the guidance of German dictator Adolf Hitler and his circle of advisors, an estimated 6 million Jews and 11 million others deemed unworthy of life by the Nazi regime were killed from 1941 to 1945.

Among others persecuted by the fascist government were ethnic Poles, Soviet citizens, the handicapped, and gay men and women. The main method of execution favored by the Nazis was the gas chambers, which were most frequently located in concentration and extermination camps.

One of the most infamous of these camps was Auschwitz. Located in German-occupied Poland, Auschwitz was actually a large complex of over 40 camps where approximately 1.1 million were murdered by the Third Reich and its collaborators.

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Researchers had the opportunity recently to fly a drone over the Auschwitz complex, giving modern students of history a deeper perspective of the camp.

The drone footage of Auschwitz is truly humbling to see. Flying over the complex, the video shows the enormity of the camp and how large an area the Nazis reserved to murder and terrorize innocent people.

The footage begins with the drone following the same path that the victims of the regime would have walked when the camp was in operation, going from the train tracks to the barracks

One of the most emotive sights is the burned out remains of the gas chamber and crematorium, destroyed when the Nazis tried to conceal the extent of their crimes as it became apparent that they would lose World War II.

By far the most important message of the video is how much thought the Nazis put into planning the complex. One of the hallmarks of the Holocaust is how methodical the Germans were in carrying out the mass killing, which is displayed in stark detail by the camp’s efficient organization.

While it is important to remember the horror of Auschwitz, it is also important to never forget the heroic efforts made by individuals to save those imprisoned by the Nazis.

Folke Bernadotte, a Swedish count and nobleman, organized the White Buses, which rescued between 15,000 and 33,000 people from the gas chambers. Another individual, Luba Tryszynska, saved 48 children from the Nazis and has since been referred to as the Angel of Bergen-Belsen.

What do you think of this video? Let us know in the comments and pass this along to your friends and family to remember the victims of this horrific genocide.