Concentration Camp Study Trip - Autumn 2016 - Auschwitz

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A big thanks to Carl & Martina from me as well. It was a well organized tour and we have seen quite a bit. It was my first trip to Auschwitz and I have learned a lot. Carl's extensive knowledge on the subject really makes it a Study Tour. Like hucks mentioned we have seen a few things that the normal tours do not address, a very interesting bonus.

Thanks go out to you as well hucks, it was a pleasure meeting you.

I to can highly recommend Carl and I look forward to a future study tour.

[Gunny Hartmann]

Just a quick post to thank Carl & Martina for a great few days touring the Auschwitz complex of camps, not just Auschwitz I, II & III but also two smaller lesser known sub-camps and especially the even lesser known tobacco building that was used to hold prisoners at the beginning - something that no official tour will take you to.
Thanks also to the other member of the group, Rick, for making the tour a small knit but very friendly group who all seemed to get along well.
Despite the dark subject matter, the beauty of such a tour is that you get to see areas of the camps that the official tours don't go near. During our 5 or so hours in Birkenau not once did we see an officially toured group of tourists go anywhere near Crematoria IV & V. They just seemed to stay within 1-200 yards of the railway lines down to Crematoria II & III.
One highlight was that we found prisoner items still in the dirt at the Kanada complex, including spoons, a belt buckle and numerous buttons. We left them on a display that showcased other such items found by previous visitors so hopefully they were left alone by other tourists and were eventually placed within.

We also drove past the battlefield of Austerlitz on the way back to Prague and the monument there has to be seen to be believed with regards to the sheer size of the thing!

If you have yet to take Carl up on his offer to run a tour (and this was my second time) you really should consider going on one. They are just 2-3 days long and worth the time.

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Kudos for the respect you showed to these items!...

[CARL]

Thanks, on behalf of both of us, for the kind words gents.

The next tour will be offered very soon...

[FALLSCHIRMJAGER]

Great to hear that the tour was a success ( not that I would have expected anything less). I hope to be able to make the spring tour Carl!! Leon

[CARL]

Great to hear that the tour was a success ( not that I would have expected anything less). I hope to be able to make the spring tour Carl!! Leon

Thanks Leon. Would be great if you can make it.

Carl

[CARL]

Link below to thread with details of our next study trip, returning to the Auschwitz camps later this year:

Concentration Camp Study Trip - Autumn 2019 - Auschwitz