Outrage as thieves steal gas chamber apparatus from two notorious Nazi death camps

Sickening thieves person stolen gas enclosure servants of nan state from 2 notorious Nazi attraction camps.

Approximately 41,500 prisoners were murdered successful nan Dachau concentration campy betwixt 1933 and 1945, and astir 30,000 prisoners astatine adjacent Flossenbürg betwixt 1938 and 1945. 

On nan play marking nan day of nan Stauffenberg onslaught connected Adolf Hitler successful 1944, German authorities revealed that a shower-head and latch to nan doorway of a erstwhile state enclosure were stolen from Dachau.

This was alongside different doorway latch from a erstwhile state enclosure successful nan aged crematorium, known arsenic 'Baracke X'.

Meanwhile, astatine nan Flossenbürg attraction campy memorial site, a washbasin holder and chimney headdress were besides stolen alongside a plaque commemorating erstwhile inmate Rudolf Nowak. 

'The information conception successful some erstwhile attraction camps will beryllium reviewed and optimized according to method developments,' said a spokesperson for nan Bavarian Memorial Foundation.

Dachau was nan first major, imperishable attraction campy established by nan Nazis. 

Between 1933 and 1945, much than 200,000 group from each complete Europe were imprisoned there, and 41,500 died.

Flossenbürg was liberated by nan US Army connected April 23, 1945. Of nan astir 100,000 group imprisoned location aliases successful its sub-camps, astir 30,000 died successful inhumane conditions.

One of nan guiltless prisoners successful Flossenbürg was Wing Commander Forest Frederick Edward Yeo-Thomas, known by his codename 'The White Rabbit.'

This legendary British supplier during World War II was calved connected June 17, 1902, successful London, and grew up successful France, gaining fluency successful French, which later proved invaluable.

Before nan war, he worked successful nan manner manufacture but joined nan Royal Air Force successful 1939.

Recruited by nan Special Operations Executive (SOE), Yeo-Thomas was parachuted into France 3 times to assistance nan French Resistance successful their conflict against nan Nazis.

His missions were pivotal successful coordinating guidance efforts and organizing proviso drops.

But, successful March 1944 Yeo-Thomas was betrayed and captured by nan Gestapo. He endured sadistic torture, including beatings, waterboarding, and hanging by his wrists but ne'er revealed important information.

Subsequently, he was interned successful respective attraction camps, including Flossenbürg, wherever he witnessed and survived horrendous conditions.

During a transportation successful April 1945, Yeo-Thomas managed a daring escape, yet joining American forces.

Post-war, Yeo-Thomas testified astatine nan Nuremberg Trials astir Nazi atrocities and continued to service successful intelligence roles.

His bravery earned him nan George Cross, nan French Légion d'Honneur, and nan Croix de Guerre. Yeo-Thomas passed distant connected February 26, 1964, successful Paris.

His singular communicative of resilience and heroism is immortalized successful Bruce Marshall's biography, 'The White Rabbit.'