"Not much will remain of the Jews.
On the whole it can be said that
about 60 per cent of them will have to be liquidated
whereas only about 40 per cent can be used
for forced labor." Joseph Goebbels, 1942
These shoes were found after camp liberation (July 23, 1944).
Best shoes was delivered to Germany for sale or was given away for
Commendant and his kids.
Those shoes, that was in bad shape still was recyclable.