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Auschwitz Sign Stolen for Foreigner, Police Say

By Theunis BatesDec 22nd 2009 – 5:47PM
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LONDON (Dec. 22) – Polish police believe a foreign collector or dealer in Third Reich artifacts ordered last week's theft of a sign from the gates of former Nazi concentration camp Auschwitz-Birkenau. The infamous sign – which reads "Arbeit macht frei" ("Work sets you free") in German – was recovered in...

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