The snow makes it even bleaker. I met a tiny older woman 25 or more years ago who had been in Auschwitz as a little child. I only found out about her past when she and her grandson were being harassed by a loose German Shepherd dog as they were playing on a local field. My own dogs {Lurcher and Whippet} drove the German Shepherd away , and enabled the woman and her son to get away. When I next went to the field, and the woman and her grandson were there, the old lady told me why she was so terrified of 'Alsatian dogs'....She remembered snow being seen through the cracks in the cattle transporter train carriages. Sh said even the odd sound of a train whistle {a vintage train} or horn could bring back memories {we live near a railway}.
Ben, I started to cry when you said those who were being gassed to death, (which took 20 minutes to die), were scratching the walls with their fingernails. I'm Danish and Denmark is considered a Europe country. I reside in Northern California and the horrors of what these Holocaust individuals felt and went through, made me angry. I believe those who perished are with the Lord right now. Jesus Christ is coming back soon and we will be raptured into heaven with a blink of a eye. It is my sincere hope to meet some of these Jews, mothers, fathers, children, brothers, sisters and others in Heaven someday. Your video transported me back in time. Thank you for taking the time, to put this together. I hope one day, I can visit Auschwitz and feel the energy there. May God bless you and your family Ben!
Incredibly powerfully done video. Well done. I visited Auschwitz 1 in January 2010 and it was one of the most eye opening, disturbing and emotive places I have been. Sadly on my visit the weather was so Incredibly poor that Birkenau was closed. I think this is a must visit for everyone who cares about humanity.
Amazing video Ben! Your detail in the narration is amazing, very educational. I got shivers when you showed the chambers. I hope you continue to make these sorts of videos, proud of you mate!
Excellent presentation. Main stream media could learn a lot from you. Your concise and purely factual style is so refreshing. Thank you. I was unable to watch it all though before I was to upset to continue.
Another great video. Great explanation and video. It's such an interesting place to visit and the how big the camps are I couldn't get over when I visited.
Ben, that was one powerful video, I really think you should be proud that you've handled the subject matter with the gravitas, sensitivity and respect it deserves. The "script" for this one must have been quite the challenge to perfect but you nailed it! Again, beautifully filmed footage and thoughtful music to accompany the harrowing topic. We can never forget! - Steve
Thank you so much. I was a bit anxious about handling such a heavy topic, and the scripting / research certainly took quite a bit of effort. Glad it's came across well, thank you for the comment Steve
Wow. Very, very well done. I'm honestly lost for words right now. That was an amazing, moving video. So respectfully well made. We are going to Krakow at the end of May & will definitely visit while we are there.
Thank you for the very kind words. I'm glad the effort and care paid off when making a video for such a heavy topic. I have some links in my description through which you can book a guided tour. If you booked through that link, I'll get a little kickback which will help support me and future videos. If you wouldn't mind, it would be greatly appreciated 😇
@BenRobson123 It really was seriously moving, sincerely well done. We're very much looking forward to visiting Krakow in May & we will definitely visit Auschwitz while we are there. To say that "we are looking forward to going there" is definitely not the right thing to say, it will be an extremely sombre & harrowing experience, but as you say, it's something we should do. Aye, I was going to download the app that you suggested. Is it 'Get My Guide', did you say?
Thanks again. I'm sure you'll love Krakow. The app is called 'Get your guide'. It's really handy for finding tours / experiences whenever you travel, but if you click the links it should still just direct you to a web browser version. probably a bit easier to have the app though. Enjoy your trip in May!
Hi Ben, thanks for this very somber and well done video. We share the same first name so it is always interesting to meet others that share your name. I was to Auschwitz camp 1 about 30 years ago and it definitely changes your prospective on life forever. The mood that you set in this video was so fitting for all of the atrocities that happened there. I didn't visit the second camp but I don't think I could have handled seeing more than I did. New Subscriber here and looking forward to more videos.
Thank you Ben, appreciate you leaving a comment. It certainly is a chilling place, and glad that the tone of the video was fitting. Took a lot of time to make this one, really wanted to get it right!
@@BenRobson123 I only saw the Imperial War Museum exhibition of the Holocaust- and that was extremely heavy- the possessions of the people murdered really affected me {and everyone else there} - I remember a red shoe specifically, would have belonged to a young woman or girl..and of course battered enamel cups that would have held the horrendous thin 'soup'. Extremely depressing. Man's {and woman's} inhumanity to man.
Ben thank you. First question I would like to ask, do the present Germans feel embarrassed for what they did to the innocent Jews. I understand most German people did not like Hitler for what he did, most Germans hid their Jew friends in their Barns and stables. My country is far from Auschwitz Birkenau but my heart goes out to those innocent people killed in these concentration camps. May their innocent souls rest in heavenly peace.
My god rest in peace everyone that suffered these horrific crimes its disturbing too watch I’m not Jewish but my god how can people be so evil to another human being, I’m lost for words I really am my thoughts and prayers go out to every family member who lost loved ones during this barbaric period of time. God Bless you all ❤️
@@BenRobson123 I agree Ben it was a fantastic and interesting watch but also I felt sick too my stomach that only 80 years ago in what is called a civilised society that these types of things went on, yes it’s a war but no human should go through torture on any level, I just wonder what will come out about the Ukrainian war in years to come but yet as a civilised world we still allow these acts to continue its mind blowing what’s going on around the world and World leaders won’t step in and stop thousands if not millions of people being killed as innocent people. Great Work Ben fantastic narration and the music was absolutely the perfect way to watch this video as hard as it was. 👏👏👏
Wonderful, informative video! I only wish that the background music wasnt moonlight sonata because that's such a beautiful classic and (in my opinion) not to be associated with something as horrifying as this.
Thank you Emily. And you’re right, moonlight sonata is a beautiful piece, but also haunting and dark. Hence why I thought it would be fitting for the video, but also copyright free can be quite hard to come by sometimes, so I have to do some form of compromise 😊
Thank you for this, we are visiting in July 2024. I have seen many videos but yours was factual without be glorified or to somber. I am sad that you can't see block 10 as that was where they did terrible things to women & children. I have read & seen videos from survivors and it was with such strength & character that they survived at all!
I’m gonna visit auschwitz end march, So can you visit auschwitz one and two all by yourself without any guide? Did you get Tickets when you are there? If Yes, where can you buy tickets? Can you visit all day long or just after 4 O‘clock if you want to visit all alone?
You can visit by yourself without a guide, however I believe this is only at certain times. Auschwitz itself is actually free entry. You can get a train to Oswiceim but I think it would still be difficult to then get to Camp 2 (Birkenau). The opening times differ from season to season. In all honesty, I think it probably is just easier to book onto a tour, although the experience would be better alone in your own time. If you want to book a tour, I have some links in my description or at the top of my comment section. You can look through some tours from Krakow there, including transport & guide
As a jew who's family was murdered inside this very place, i haven't had it in me to watch this or other Auschwitz and other concentration camp tours. This is the first time I'm going to do this.
The atrocities that happened back then go beyond comprehension. People talk about serial killers today but those don’t hold a candle to what the Nazi’s did. The most horrific nightmare conceivable. And today the world has moved on yet i don’t know how we can
at 6:12 you see Block 24. This building is on the left as you enter the camp. Fun Fact.... 1st floor of 24 was the camp library, and the 2nd floor was the brothel. Hmmm, I wonder why the Japanese in the US camp did not get a brothel?
for every sould, child, woman, man and everyone who braved their life till the very end in this hell on earth, may they find eternal rest with the God they we shunned down upon for believing in, they will never be forgotten and may their smiles shine on those who miss and love them dearly ❤❤❤
There is something about a place this abhorrent and snow. To imagine those poor people standing around just starving and freezing. The world may forget, but I will NOT. I am just going to say, I believe they need to open the whole camp. Let’s not bury truth.
Good question, I’m not sure. Perhaps they would’ve just opened the hatch in the ceiling where it the Zyklon B is entered, and left to aerate. Or perhaps entered with some sort of mask for efficiency. Would have to google that one to be sure though!
Since Jesus ..him self studying the question …Moses tried to liberate slaves from Egypt …they did not get the message at all ..the message was simple ..live from earth , not from a empire of taxes …they still dont get it today
I watched the boy in the striped pajamas when I was a kid. I honestly have never cried that much from a movie before in my life. So horrible what humanity is capable of
The money u payed to visit that place...i bet it goes to Germans. I really hope it doesn't but.. Its just utterly disrespectful to me that they still gain profit out of that place.
Do they gain profit? I think entrance to Auschwitz is actually free, though not with a guided tour. I think they only have select times when people can visit on their own. Although I can’t completely remember
And even if the Germans market gains, so in extension- The Germans; it is important that Germans were never the evils. Nazis were. Antisemitism such this kind predates Hitler and extends beyond Germany-Austria. Jewish Star, which they had to wear, as an explicit segregation was itself Muslim Caliphate's creation (or perhaps its even older). It is the Nazis who really showed all what the hatred can become if left unchecked. So, to quote Anne Frank, “In spite of everything, I still believe that people are really good at heart.” People are good, if irrational evil is eliminated :)
@@utsavkaushal_ it doesn't matter... It's a museum where people died and suffered horribly. I dont know why u don't see it. If the money from that museum goes to Germany and not to the kind of people who suffered in there (for example Jews) or their families, then to me it's bad and not fair.
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The snow makes it even bleaker. I met a tiny older woman 25 or more years ago who had been in Auschwitz as a little child.
I only found out about her past when she and her grandson were being harassed by a loose German Shepherd dog as they were playing on a local field.
My own dogs {Lurcher and Whippet} drove the German Shepherd away , and enabled the woman and her son to get away.
When I next went to the field, and the woman and her grandson were there, the old lady told me why she was so terrified of 'Alsatian dogs'....She remembered snow being seen through the cracks in the cattle transporter train carriages.
Sh said even the odd sound of a train whistle {a vintage train} or horn could bring back memories {we live near a railway}.
I visited Auschwitz approximately one year ago. Everyone watching this video needs to do the same. It’s a life changing experience.
I honestly don't think I could, watching it on TV upsets me so much so I don't think I could do it 😢
Ben, I started to cry when you said those who were being gassed to death, (which took 20 minutes to die), were scratching the walls with their fingernails. I'm Danish and Denmark is considered a Europe country. I reside in Northern California and the horrors of what these Holocaust individuals felt and went through, made me angry. I believe those who perished are with the Lord right now. Jesus Christ is coming back soon and we will be raptured into heaven with a blink of a eye. It is my sincere hope to meet some of these Jews, mothers, fathers, children, brothers, sisters and others in Heaven someday. Your video transported me back in time. Thank you for taking the time, to put this together. I hope one day, I can visit Auschwitz and feel the energy there. May God bless you and your family Ben!
Incredibly powerfully done video. Well done. I visited Auschwitz 1 in January 2010 and it was one of the most eye opening, disturbing and emotive places I have been. Sadly on my visit the weather was so Incredibly poor that Birkenau was closed. I think this is a must visit for everyone who cares about humanity.
Thank you Scott. It's a shame you missed Birkenau, must've been some incredibly rough weather. Nice to hear from you & hope you're well
@@BenRobson123 Aye bud knee deep snow and minus 20 odds. Wasn't the best haha.
dang thats before i was born how do you remember that?????
I visited Auschwitz on two occasions, man's inhumanity to his fellow man. Something that will live with me forever.
Amazing video Ben! Your detail in the narration is amazing, very educational. I got shivers when you showed the chambers. I hope you continue to make these sorts of videos, proud of you mate!
Excellent presentation. Main stream media could learn a lot from you. Your concise and purely factual style is so refreshing. Thank you. I was unable to watch it all though before I was to upset to continue.
Very powerful video. Thank you for your insight.
Another great video. Great explanation and video. It's such an interesting place to visit and the how big the camps are I couldn't get over when I visited.
Thank you Chris. It certainly is an interesting place to visit, but also shocking. Quite hard to comprehend the scale of what went on there
Thank you for sharing this video. We are visiting in October as well as the Schlinder Museum.
Ben, that was one powerful video, I really think you should be proud that you've handled the subject matter with the gravitas, sensitivity and respect it deserves. The "script" for this one must have been quite the challenge to perfect but you nailed it! Again, beautifully filmed footage and thoughtful music to accompany the harrowing topic. We can never forget! - Steve
Thank you so much. I was a bit anxious about handling such a heavy topic, and the scripting / research certainly took quite a bit of effort. Glad it's came across well, thank you for the comment Steve
Very moving video. Idk if I could handle visiting a place like this without tearing up a bit.
Thank you for the video
great channel Ben! you are a great soul❤
I see you are planning to explore more places in Poland. I hope you'll enjoy it
Thank you very much! I do love Poland, I'm sure I'll be back :)
Wow. Very, very well done.
I'm honestly lost for words right now. That was an amazing, moving video. So respectfully well made. We are going to Krakow at the end of May & will definitely visit while we are there.
Thank you for the very kind words. I'm glad the effort and care paid off when making a video for such a heavy topic.
I have some links in my description through which you can book a guided tour. If you booked through that link, I'll get a little kickback which will help support me and future videos. If you wouldn't mind, it would be greatly appreciated 😇
@BenRobson123 It really was seriously moving, sincerely well done. We're very much looking forward to visiting Krakow in May & we will definitely visit Auschwitz while we are there. To say that "we are looking forward to going there" is definitely not the right thing to say, it will be an extremely sombre & harrowing experience, but as you say, it's something we should do. Aye, I was going to download the app that you suggested. Is it 'Get My Guide', did you say?
Thanks again. I'm sure you'll love Krakow. The app is called 'Get your guide'. It's really handy for finding tours / experiences whenever you travel, but if you click the links it should still just direct you to a web browser version. probably a bit easier to have the app though. Enjoy your trip in May!
Hi Ben, thanks for this very somber and well done video. We share the same first name so it is always interesting to meet others that share your name. I was to Auschwitz camp 1 about 30 years ago and it definitely changes your prospective on life forever. The mood that you set in this video was so fitting for all of the atrocities that happened there. I didn't visit the second camp but I don't think I could have handled seeing more than I did.
New Subscriber here and looking forward to more videos.
Thank you Ben, appreciate you leaving a comment. It certainly is a chilling place, and glad that the tone of the video was fitting. Took a lot of time to make this one, really wanted to get it right!
@@BenRobson123 I only saw the Imperial War Museum exhibition of the Holocaust- and that was extremely heavy- the possessions of the people murdered really affected me {and everyone else there} - I remember a red shoe specifically, would have belonged to a young woman or girl..and of course battered enamel cups that would have held the horrendous thin 'soup'. Extremely depressing. Man's {and woman's} inhumanity to man.
Ben thank you. First question I would like to ask, do the present Germans feel embarrassed for what they did to the innocent Jews. I understand most German people did not like Hitler for what he did, most Germans hid their Jew friends in their Barns and stables. My country is far from Auschwitz Birkenau but my heart goes out to those innocent people killed in these concentration camps. May their innocent souls rest in heavenly peace.
Very moving video. I was there at New Years. Would recommend the recent film Zone of Interest which gives a great perspective of what it is like
Glad it had the intended affect. And thanks Paul, I might just have to check it out. Is it on Netflix or something?
My god rest in peace everyone that suffered these horrific crimes its disturbing too watch I’m not Jewish but my god how can people be so evil to another human being, I’m lost for words I really am my thoughts and prayers go out to every family member who lost loved ones during this barbaric period of time.
God Bless you all ❤️
It certainly is quite hard to wrap your head around what went on... and to think it was only 80 years ago is insane. It's a very dark place
@@BenRobson123 I agree Ben it was a fantastic and interesting watch but also I felt sick too my stomach that only 80 years ago in what is called a civilised society that these types of things went on, yes it’s a war but no human should go through torture on any level, I just wonder what will come out about the Ukrainian war in years to come but yet as a civilised world we still allow these acts to continue its mind blowing what’s going on around the world and World leaders won’t step in and stop thousands if not millions of people being killed as innocent people.
Great Work Ben fantastic narration and the music was absolutely the perfect way to watch this video as hard as it was. 👏👏👏
thnks for sharing this disturbing hisory .
Love your videos mate.
Always appreciate the support!
Wonderful, informative video! I only wish that the background music wasnt moonlight sonata because that's such a beautiful classic and (in my opinion) not to be associated with something as horrifying as this.
Thank you Emily. And you’re right, moonlight sonata is a beautiful piece, but also haunting and dark. Hence why I thought it would be fitting for the video, but also copyright free can be quite hard to come by sometimes, so I have to do some form of compromise 😊
Thank you for this, we are visiting in July 2024. I have seen many videos but yours was factual without be glorified or to somber. I am sad that you can't see block 10 as that was where they did terrible things to women & children. I have read & seen videos from survivors and it was with such strength & character that they survived at all!
It is incredible to think some made it through, but sadly an overwhelming minority. Thank you for watching and leaving a comment
I’m gonna visit auschwitz end march, So can you visit auschwitz one and two all by yourself without any guide? Did you get Tickets when you are there? If Yes, where can you buy tickets? Can you visit all day long or just after 4 O‘clock if you want to visit all alone?
You can visit by yourself without a guide, however I believe this is only at certain times. Auschwitz itself is actually free entry. You can get a train to Oswiceim but I think it would still be difficult to then get to Camp 2 (Birkenau).
The opening times differ from season to season.
In all honesty, I think it probably is just easier to book onto a tour, although the experience would be better alone in your own time.
If you want to book a tour, I have some links in my description or at the top of my comment section. You can look through some tours from Krakow there, including transport & guide
As a jew who's family was murdered inside this very place, i haven't had it in me to watch this or other Auschwitz and other concentration camp tours. This is the first time I'm going to do this.
The atrocities that happened back then go beyond comprehension. People talk about serial killers today but those don’t hold a candle to what the Nazi’s did. The most horrific nightmare conceivable. And today the world has moved on yet i don’t know how we can
at 6:12 you see Block 24. This building is on the left as you enter the camp. Fun Fact.... 1st floor of 24 was the camp library, and the 2nd floor was the brothel. Hmmm, I wonder why the Japanese in the US camp did not get a brothel?
Very interesting. Thanks for leaving the comment
Being a Muslim but I like to visit Auschwitz to the brutality used against the humanity by Hitler's brutal force.😢
My grandfather was a camp guard😮
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What about the roma no mention
So that’s some of the original things there ?
How do you force a dead man to stand up.
Very shocking. More needs to be done to explain the atrocities of socialism throughout the world. Excellent video.
The Nazi party were fascists not socialists - Hitler literally had the communists all killed - Hitler despised communism
Thank you
@@BenRobson123 u do realise the Nazis were NOT socialists ?
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for every sould, child, woman, man and everyone who braved their life till the very end in this hell on earth, may they find eternal rest with the God they we shunned down upon for believing in, they will never be forgotten and may their smiles shine on those who miss and love them dearly ❤❤❤
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And what did they do with the dead human bodies?
Most were cremated
@@BenRobson123 interesting. For one body's cremation it is 900-1000°C temperature necessary so how did they create this amount of energy?
@@user-zc2iw3uj3m these radiated heat ovens were not able to get above 800 degree C. Newer ones are direct fire
@@user-zc2iw3uj3mThey were cremated not just in the ovens but outside in the open air too.
@user-zc2iw3uj3m I would guess they burnt wood and other fuel sources to form fires, any bones left were turned to ash with pestles.
There is something about a place this abhorrent and snow. To imagine those poor people standing around just starving and freezing. The world may forget, but I will NOT.
I am just going to say, I believe they need to open the whole camp. Let’s not bury truth.
I took the tour when I was stationed in Germany.
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I’m visiting in April 2024 thank you for your video
Hi! I want ti plan my trip as well, is it safe to go? I need some guidance
@@candela6715I went on friday. Wear sensible shoes due to the ground.
@@danielledewitt1 thank you I know you aren’t replying to my comment but thank you for letting me know
@@theataylor936 Mind the train tracks too.
@@danielledewitt1 ok thank you I will try to
Block 11 is most Terrifying in Auschwitz.
#Neveragain ✡️🇮🇱🤍💙🤍💙 RIP to all who died in this camp.
5:44 wouldn't the guards have been poisoned too the minute they opened the doors?
Good question, I’m not sure. Perhaps they would’ve just opened the hatch in the ceiling where it the Zyklon B is entered, and left to aerate. Or perhaps entered with some sort of mask for efficiency. Would have to google that one to be sure though!
well, it is being repeated. look at what burma is doing right now.
In the hands of "German horror"
May we never ever forget.
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Why would the poor victims be called prisoners? They were not criminals.. rather they were the victims..
They were prisoners.. you don't have to be a criminal to be a prisoner, and also doesn't mean they weren't victims.
Unfortunately the Nazis did not see them as victims. They saw them as less than human.
Same like jews see non jews
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Where are the pictures of the black and gypsy people who were also put into the camps?
Since Jesus ..him self studying the question …Moses tried to liberate slaves from Egypt …they did not get the message at all ..the message was simple ..live from earth , not from a empire of taxes …they still dont get it today
I watched the boy in the striped pajamas when I was a kid. I honestly have never cried that much from a movie before in my life. So horrible what humanity is capable of
I haven't watched that film in a long time. It certainly hits hard
11:00 umm yeah it's repeating right now only with Palestinians
Hahaha yeah someone already forgot the past😂
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Quirky choice to celebrate Valentine's Day 😬
I'm from the UK, some of these contents & explanation are inaccurate.
Probably, texts from chatgpt.
The vast majority of the information was sourced from the Official Auschwitz websites…
The money u payed to visit that place...i bet it goes to Germans. I really hope it doesn't but..
Its just utterly disrespectful to me that they still gain profit out of that place.
Do they gain profit? I think entrance to Auschwitz is actually free, though not with a guided tour. I think they only have select times when people can visit on their own. Although I can’t completely remember
And even if the Germans market gains, so in extension- The Germans; it is important that Germans were never the evils. Nazis were. Antisemitism such this kind predates Hitler and extends beyond Germany-Austria. Jewish Star, which they had to wear, as an explicit segregation was itself Muslim Caliphate's creation (or perhaps its even older). It is the Nazis who really showed all what the hatred can become if left unchecked. So, to quote Anne Frank, “In spite of everything, I still believe that people are really good at heart.” People are good, if irrational evil is eliminated :)
@@utsavkaushal_ it doesn't matter... It's a museum where people died and suffered horribly. I dont know why u don't see it. If the money from that museum goes to Germany and not to the kind of people who suffered in there (for example Jews) or their families, then to me it's bad and not fair.
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