| Auschwitz was located in Poland. It was the largest and
most notorious of all concentration camps.
Auschwitz was not just a death camp. It also contained a slave labor
or forced labor complex.
About 1.25 million people
were murdered there from September 1941 to January 1945. Most of
those that died at Auschwitz were Jews. Other victims included
Poles, Gypsies, and Soviet prisoners of war. Auschwitz was three camps in one.
- Auschwitz I was built in 1940.
- Auschwitz II (Birkenau) was built in 1941
- Auschwitz III (Monowitz) was built in 1942
Auschwitz is now a museum run by the Poland government and is
open to the public today.
Auschwitz - a bulleted overview - About.com
Auschwitz II (Birkenau) - a bulleted overview & diagram - About.com
Photos of Auschwitz today (Remember.org/by Jacobs)
Introduction to Auschwitz II (Birkenau) - see the Map linked
at the bottom
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