2 real historical locations · Poland, Slovakia
A Czech-Slovak film based on the true story of two Slovakian prisoners who escaped Auschwitz-Birkenau in 1944 and compiled a detailed report documenting the mass murder — the Vrba-Wetzler Report, eventually delivered to the Allies and the Vatican.
CinemaMapped has mapped 2 real historical locations where the story takes place, spanning Poland, Slovakia.
Slovak Jews Rudolf Vrba and Alfréd Wetzler escape from Auschwitz in April 1944 to compile the first comprehensive eyewitness report on the camp's killing ope...
On 7 April 1944 Vrba and Wetzler hid for three days then walked 80 miles to Slovakia. The Vrba-Wetzler Report, completed in late April 1944, provided the first comprehensive account of Auschwitz to reach Western gover...
View location →After escaping, Vrba and Wetzler reach Jewish community leaders in Žilina and deliver their detailed report — a document that eventually reaches Allied gover...
The report was delivered to Jewish community leaders in Žilina and Bratislava in late April 1944. A condensed version reached the World Jewish Congress in June 1944. US Secretary of the Treasury Morgenthau pushed for ...
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