Social Movements & Civil Rights

Rudolf Vrba and Alfréd Wetzler's Birkenau Escape

Rudolf Vrba and Alfréd Wetzler successfully escaped from Birkenau, enabling them to report on the conditions of the Auschwitz concentration camp. Their daring escape occurred through a series of meticulously planned maneuvers, as the two men navigated a perilous journey out of the camp, evading guards and surveillance. They reached the nearby town of Zaborze, where they eventually made contact with the outside world, providing crucial evidence of the Holocaust atrocities.

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