the first commandant of the camp, eduard strauch , decided to create a favorable picture for the prisoners blooming trees. the lake is bright. greenery, young grass peaceful landscape, which did not even hint at the slow mechanism of destruction idyllic rural topography, which became the topography of nazi terror in the occupied territory. the lands of the karl marx collective farm near the village of malaya trostenets were chosen for the forced detention of people, convenient from a logistical point of view , advantageous access roads brought jews deported from western europe here. after all, such beautiful girls i rode such women, he he was he was 16 years old. he remembered this, that they were dressed with such beautiful black hair, very chic. some of them are wearing some beautiful trousers, even suitcases. so he saw and says, they were taken there, uh, and these people did not suspect. even they even waved so much that, uh, hello, they sent trains from germany to minsk, and at the meetings and slovakia, poland , each had about a thousand people, well, in nazi documents they were numb