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A bronze plaque is mounted on a stone foundation
MomentA bronze plaque is mounted on a stone foundation. The plaque is inscribed with Russian text and dates. The text translates to: "LET IT BE FOR EVER AS A CRY OF DESPAIR AND A WARNING TO HUMANITY WHERE HITLERITES DESTROYED AROUND ONE AND A HALF MILLION MEN, WOMEN, AND CHILDREN, THE GREATER PART JEWS, FROM DIFFERENT COUNTRIES OF EUROPE. AUSCHWITZ - BIRKENAU 1940 - 1945". The plaque is located on the grounds of the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum in Brzezinka, Poland. The surrounding area is paved with cobblestones.
