Joke:
Q. Where is Pope Benedict coming from?
A. Midway between Dachau and Mauthausen.
This CNS throwaway item got me curious.
The first map indicates the general area of Europe where Ratzinger was born. There are three blue markers, with a green arrow hiding behind the middle blue marker.
The second map brings us in closer. We see the city of Munich near the left blue marker and the Austrian city of Linz near the right blue marker.
The green arrow, which is Pope Benedict’s birthplace, is about five miles as the crow flies from the middle blue marker.
Map three shows the proximity of the birthplaces of two men destined to become world leaders. There are maternity wards in San Francisco that are farther apart than Marktl am Inn (Ratzinger) and Braunau am Inn (Hitler.)Green Arrow--Pope’s birthplace
Left Blue Marker--Dachau concentration camp
Right Blue Marker--Mauthausen concentration camp
Middle Blue Marker--Birthplace of Adolph Hitler
What a coincidence!
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