Germany condemns theft of Auschwitz sign

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Fri, 18 Dec 2009

Berlin - The German Foreign Minister on Friday condemned the theft of the "Arbeit macht frei" (work brings freedom) sign hanging over the gate to the Nazi death camp Auschwitz in Poland. "We hope that this incident will be cleared up and that any damage to the memorial repaired," said Foreign Ministry spokesman Andreas Peschke in Berlin.

"Conscious of its historical responsibility, Germany supports the preservation of the Auschwitz memorial," he added.

Polish police say they have no leads in the theft of the sign, which was found to be missing early Friday morning.

The former camp was established by Germans in 1940 in Oswiecim, a city in Nazi-occupied Poland. At least 1.1 million people were murdered at the camp.