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

Taken prisoner, he survived concentration camps and a death march before the end of World War II.

From BBC • Oct. 24, 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

And bring your notebook with you. desk feels like a death march.

From "Booked" by Kwame Alexander