The gate was taken from the former Dachau concentration camp in Germany . The slogan ` ` ' Macht Frei '' became emblematic of the Nazi camps . Director : Theft is an attempt ` ` to preserve ... the memory of the crimes committed in this place '' The ' Macht Frei '' sign at the Auschwitz camp in Poland was stolen in Germany .
The gate was stolen from the former Dachau concentration camp in Germany . The slogan `` Arbeit Macht Frei '' became emblematic of the Nazi camps . Director : Theft is an attempt `` to deny ... the memory of the crimes committed in this place '' The Arbeit Macht Frei '' sign at the Auschwitz camp in Poland was stolen in 2009 .