Album reveals death camp guards relaxing after 'a hard day's work'
(NEWSER) - A photo album of co-workers decorating Christmas trees, playing with dogs, eating blueberries—fond memories, but for the swastikas on the merrymakers' uniforms. The US Holocaust Museum has posted online 116 photos showing how Auschwitz guards "unwound after 'a hard day's work,' " archivist Rebecca Erbelding tells the BBC. The album belonged to Karl Hoecker, a ranking official at Auschwitz. More»