"Arbeit Macht Frei" Gate Door at Dachau Stolen

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"Arbeit Macht Frei" Gate Door at Dachau Stolen

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Post by Geoff Walden » 03 Nov 2014, 09:18

Saturday night, thieves stole the iron entry door at the Dachau "Jourhaus" camp entrance - the door with the famous "Arbeit Macht Frei" motto. (The actual motto letters were not originals - those had already been stolen in the 50s or 60s.)

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Post by Keir » 09 Nov 2014, 15:37

Would have thought there'd be more comment on this; and coming after the recent theft of the Auschwitz sign


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Post by ChristopherPerrien » 11 Nov 2014, 16:06

I am surprised it wasn't stolen sooner.

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Post by LineDoggie » 14 Nov 2014, 17:37

Its NOT the original sign anyway.

In 1945-46 a US G.I. stole the original and the US Army made a replacement (and it was noticeable in the "C"). The replacement sign was later replaced with a copy of the original.

The replacements replacement is what has been stolen.
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Post by Keir » 23 Nov 2014, 14:38

I've started an English course at the memorial site for commercial tour guides (which I'm not) and took these pics of the gate Wednesday:
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Post by Geoff Walden » 23 Nov 2014, 16:27

LineDoggie wrote:Its NOT the original sign anyway.
In 1945-46 a US G.I. stole the original and the US Army made a replacement (and it was noticeable in the "C"). The replacement sign was later replaced with a copy of the original.
The replacements replacement is what has been stolen.
Hi LineDoggie,

Do you happen to have a citation to a source/reference for the sign being stolen by a G.I. in 1945-46? I thought I had read it was in the 50s, but I can't find that now. I'd like to know for sure.

hanks!

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