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21-JUN-2008 Mark A. Krauss

Tanglefoot

Dachau

Dostoevsky reportedly said that "The degree of civilization in a society can be judged by entering its prisons."
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If you should happen to hear the words "Work Camp" come up....
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In this picture, you can see just how serious the Nazis were about keeping their prisoners inside the fences.
You can clearly see the barbed wire at the base of the fence arranged in a tanglefoot pattern. This was designed
to trip a hopeful escapee up and ensure they could not get a run at the fence. Many prisoners were shot here.

Nikon D3
1/1000s f/8.0 at 35.0mm iso200 hide exif
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Date/Time21-Jun-2008 06:47:16
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Steve Thuman27-Sep-2011 02:17
Spooky. Looks like the fence was electrified too.
Paul Milholland26-Sep-2011 23:48
The amount of thought and effort the Nazis put into the camps was the German attention-to-detail obsession that gave us Mercedes, BMW and Audi, completely co-opted by the Dark Side.
fotabug26-Sep-2011 19:41
Your treatment of the image helps to convey the message better.
Barry Ailetcher26-Sep-2011 17:11
super image
Laura Milholland26-Sep-2011 03:44
Effective portrayal of this disturbing location.
Guest 23-Sep-2011 13:39
a dark place Mark.