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“torture stakes”

torture stakes torture stakes

Location: Sachsenhausen concentration camp, Germany

Description:

Prisoners were suspended from these whipping posts by their wrists, often behind their backs. When the weight of their own bodies broke their arms, Nazi guards continued to implement exceptionally brutal punishments.

Credit:

Photo credit: Joshua C © 2000.

All Images are Copyright 2000 Josh C.