Small Fortress (Terezín)
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The Small Fortress is a fortress forming a significant part of the town of Terezín in the Czech Republic. The former military fortress was established at the end of the 18th century together with the
Entrance to the Small Fortress
Place of executions in the Small Fortress
During World War II, the Theresienstadt Ghetto was used by the Nazi SS as a "model ghetto" for deceiving International Committee of the Red Cross representatives about the ongoing Holocaust and the Na
Bedřich Fritta's caricature of Theresienstadt living conditions
Fritta mocks the "beautification" campaign.
Photo taken by Maurice Rossel at Theresienstadt. Most of the children were murdered at Auschwitz in the fall of 1944.
Jewish children recuperate in St. Gallen, Switzerland, 11 February 1945.