Members of Germany's Euro 2012 squad have visited the former Auschwitz concentration camp in Poland.
Klose, Bierhoff and Lahm: Pay their respects
Team manager Oliver Bierhoff, head coach Joachim Low, team captain Philipp Lahm and Polish-born players Miroslav Klose and Lukas Podolski were among the group to make the trip.
Following Thursday night's 2-0 victory over Israel in Leipzig, the players and senior officials from the German Football Association paid their respects at the Auschwitz-Birkenau memorial site, placing a wreath and writing in the book of remembrance.
DFB president Wolfgang Niersbach said: "When trying to come to terms with this cruel and inhuman chapter of German history, we're called upon to recall a phrase by the former German Federal President, Richard von Weizsacker, who said that 'those who shut their eyes to the past, will be blind for the present'.
"It is our obligation and responsibility to stay alert and educate the many young players in our clubs, time and again, that anti-Semitism, racism, and intolerance have no place in our society."
Bierhoff added: "By visiting Auschwitz we wanted to send an unambiguous message - this dark chapter of German history must never be forgotten and must never repeat itself."
Source : http://soccer365.com//news/european_news/general/17597/germany_squad_visits_auschwitz
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