Haunting sketches of daily life at a Nazi concentration camp
reveal prisoners' incredible endurance in the face of terrible
suffering By Anna Edwards An astonishing haul of carefully drawn
sketches has given the world a fresh insight into the horrors of
World War II's concentration camps. The detailed drawings,
created in the former concentration camp outstation Holzen,
capture life and the daily routine that prisoners faced as they
were trapped in the soul-destroying prisons in Germany. But what
has shocked experts most is that, in many of the sketches, is
the almost serene expressions of the prisoners of war. This
prisoner on the left is wrapped up in bundles to escape the
biting cold, while the prisoner on the right gazes serenely into
the distance One prisoner peruses the paper as another calmly
poses for his portrait. The sketches have shown the dignified
way which the prisoners carried themselves throughout their
inhumane treatment The bundle of portraits depict scenes from
everyday camp life - but have