Czech Republic Terezin

The large mass grave in the moat of Theresienstadt fortress

2014
05/17
NIKON D800, 24.0-70.0 mm f/2.8 @ f/8.0 1/250, ISO 100
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The large mass grave in the moat of Theresienstadt Small Fortress, where thousands of prisoners who died from starvation, disease, torture, and executions were buried. The grassy moat between the fortress bastions conceals the remains of countless victims. A small commemorative monument on the right marks this burial site. The apparent peace of the green landscape contrasts with the horror of what lies beneath the surface.

mass grave, theresienstadt, burial, victims, moat