The Red Army Liberated The Auschwitz-Birkenau
When the Soviet Army arrived at Auschwitz on the 27th of January 1945, they found a warehouse storing the possessions of victims. They found pans, pots, eyeglasses, prosthetic limbs, and shoes. At first, they thought that the camp had been abandoned. They soon found out that it was full of sick and starving people that the Nazis left to do when they made a run for it. One of the first soldiers to go into the camp was Georgii Elisavetskii. He said, “They rushed toward us shouting, fell on their knees, kissed the flaps of our overcoats, and threw their arms around our legs.”
The Red Army Liberated The Auschwitz-Birkenau
Oregon Man Thomas Cave With His Social Security Number Tattoo
Thomas Cave and his wife Annie had been one of the legions of people who went through hard times at the height of the Great Depression. Dorothea Lange, the photographer, said that the couple worked for an entire year straight to bring home $550, which would be $10,000 in today’s currency. They rented a tiny apartment that cost them $12 a month, only to find themselves out of a job. The Social Security Act was launched just four months before he got his tattoo in 1937. This act offered relief for people who opted in and received a social security number. Cave got the number tattooed on his arm to ensure that he would never forget it! He was not the only person to do this at the time.
Oregon Man Thomas Cave With His Social Security Number Tattoo
