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Lorenzkirche at night. This cathedral is intricate and very beautiful at night. This church was bombed out by the allies in WWII in the efforts to destroy manufacturing capabilities here. It has been rebuilt from the ruins and the interior bears many of the scars of the war. I had seen pictures of the historic buildings in Nuremburg illuminated at night, so I took the train down to the city center and began walking. Just as I was headed back to the hotel, The lights came on and I got to see the beautiful architecture from eras that have long since passed into history, illuminated in the early night sky. It was gorgeous.
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Lorenzkirche
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I went to Germany to support a unit there near the former East German and Czech border this year. The day we completed our mission, we were released early. A former officer and military historian with us noted we were close to Flossenburg death camp. We drove to the camp and spent hours viewing the site. I was at a loss for words as we toured the various displays. The images drawn by the inmates were haunting...no other word describes it. Looking back down from the path to the chapel, this was the valley of death. At the far end was the building containing the incinerator and a dissection room for a "doctor". The walled area on the far side of the small pyramid was the execution wall. Detainees were lined up and shot here. The pyramid is the remains of the ashes from incinerated bodies dumped in a pile here. The nearer area lined with blocks is a tribute, by country, to all who died here. This number includes Americans and British POWs. The pad directly in front is the memorial to the American units that liberated the camp. This is a place that will forever be etched in my memory.
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Flossenburg Concentration Camp, GE
I went to Germany to support a unit there near the former East German and Czech border this year. The day we completed our mission, we were released early. A former officer and military historian with us noted we were close to Flossenburg death camp. We drove to the camp and spent hours viewing the site. I was at a loss for words as we toured the various displays. The images drawn by the inmates were haunting...no other word describes it. Looking back down from the path to the chapel, this was the valley of death. At the far end was the building containing the incinerator and a dissection room for a "doctor". The walled area on the far side of the small pyramid was the execution wall. Detainees were lined up and shot here. The pyramid is the remains of the ashes from incinerated bodies dumped in a pile here. The nearer area lined with blocks is a tribute, by country, to all who died here. This number includes Americans and British POWs. The pad directly in front is the memorial to the American units that liberated the camp. This is a place that will forever be etched in my memory.
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