Man Smuggled Himself Into Auschwitz

2:42 am EST November 29th, 2009 | News | 5 Comments

This is a heck of a story.

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5 Responses to “Man Smuggled Himself Into Auschwitz”

  1. Getting Into Auschwitz at 10,000 Monkeys and a Camera says:
    November 29, 2009 at 10:49 am

    [...] soldier who smuggled himself into Auschwitz, so that he could see its horrors firsthand (via Oliver Willis). It’s an incredible story. Share and [...]

  2. Crusty Dem says:
    November 29, 2009 at 1:01 pm

    Thanks Oliver, unbelievable story I’m surprised the old guy could even walk given his enormous balls..

  3. justadood says:
    November 29, 2009 at 2:14 pm

    amazing how much people can change in only a couple generations….

    Today, I can’t imagine anybody doing what he did—almost 3 times.

  4. Matthew Hooper says:
    November 29, 2009 at 9:48 pm

    …and lo, when Denis Avery was born, the Lord God pointed down and the newborne babe and proclaimed, “THIS ONE SHALL HAVE BALLS OF FUCKING GRANITE.” And it was so recorded by the angels.

  5. Porlock Junior says:
    November 29, 2009 at 11:49 pm

    But y’know, it’s not something that anyone would have imagined anyone doing back then. Avery makes that point himself, almost apologizing for being the impulsive risk-taking type that he was. It’s not clear to me that the rarity of people who would do this has changed. Reminds me of the Jewish legend of the two dozen (?) righteous men whose existence, age after age, makes it worthwhile not to destroy the whole human race again.

    BTW, I thought I’d heard it all, but this tops practically anything ever. I really wondered if it was for real, and laughed with sheer joy when I saw that the story is well substantiated.