Elie Wiesel and Fellow Prisoners Arrive in Gleiwitz (jan 26, 1945 – jan 29, 1945)
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"Nobody wanted to give up now, just before the end, so close to our destination. Our eyes searched the horizon for the barbed wire of Gleiwitz. Our only wish was to arrive there quickly."They stayed at Gleitwitz for three days their numbers dwindling due to starvation, cold, hunger, and executions.
Source: Wiesel, Elie, and Marion Wiesel. Night. Hill and Wang, 2006.
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Date:
jan 26, 1945
jan 29, 1945
~ 3 days