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Europe as it appeared during World War II:
#1)Auschwitz, about 30 miles west of Cracow, Poland, was the largest Nazi death camp. Mr. Hammer allegedly served as an
armed SS guard here from December 1944 to mid-January 1945.
#2)Sachsenhausen, just outside Berlin. Opened in 1936, It was the second-largest concentration camp during the war. Mr.
Hammer allegedly was here from mid-January 1945 until mid-February 1945.
#3)Flossenburg, In eastern Bavaria. It was established In 1938. Mr. Hammer allegedly was at Flossenburg from mid-February
1945 until May 1945.

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