death march
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Shipper survived two concentration camps, including Auschwitz-Birkenau in occupied Poland, a death march, and the Lodz ghetto - a Jewish ghetto established by the Nazis which was plagued by disease, starvation and forced labour.
From BBC ● Jan. 27, 2026
This wasn’t a walk as much as it was a death march.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 25, 2025
But watching them is hardly a death march — they're often sarcastic and focused on the weirder details of her former life, such as being told that girls and women never need haircuts:
From Salon ● Mar. 8, 2024
He treats his troops abominably, whether he’s deserting them in Egypt, condemning them to a death march through a Russian winter or sending them into the hopeless onslaught of Waterloo.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 22, 2023
In the morning on my way out the door, I see Silas disappearing around the corner, walking the same death march as yesterday.
From "The Benefits of Being an Octopus" by Ann Braden
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