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    Auschwitz concentration camp - Wikipedia

    • Auschwitz concentration camp, also known as Oświęcim concentration camp, was a complex of over 40 concentration and extermination camps operated by Nazi Germany in occupied Poland (in a portion annexed into Germany in 1939) during World War II and the Holocaust. It consisted of Auschwitz I, the main camp (Stammlager) in Oświęcim; Auschwitz II-Bi… See more

    Background

    The ideology of Nazism combined elements of "racial hygiene", eugenics, antisemitism, pan-Germanism, and territorial expansionism, Richard J. Evans writes. Adolf Hitler and his Nazi Party became obsessed by the "… See more

    Camps

    A former World War I camp for transient workers and later a Polish army barracks, Auschwitz I was the main camp (Stammlager) and administrative headquarters of the camp complex. Fifty kilometres (… See more

    Auschwitz | Holocaust Encyclopedia
    Auschwitz left its mark as one of the most infamous camps of the Holocaust. Located in German-occupied Poland, Auschwitz consisted of three camps including a killing center. The camps w…
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    Auschwitz | Holocaust Encyclopedia

    Auschwitz left its mark as one of the most infamous camps of the Holocaust. Located in German-occupied Poland, Auschwitz consisted of three camps including a killing center. The camps were opened over the course of nearly …

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    Auschwitz-Birkenau

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    Auschwitz: Concentration Camp, Facts, Location | HISTORY

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    Auschwitz | Definition, Concentration Camp, Facts, …

    6 days ago · Auschwitz, Nazi Germany’s largest concentration camp and extermination camp. Located near the town of Oswiecim in southern Poland, Auschwitz was actually three camps in one: a prison camp, an extermination …

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    Basic information on Auschwitz - Auschwitz-Birkenau

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    Auschwitz: How death camp became centre of Nazi …

    Jan 16, 2025 · In just over four-and-a-half years, Nazi Germany systematically murdered at least 1.1 million people at Auschwitz, built in the south of occupied Poland near the town of Oswiecim. Auschwitz was...

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    Auschwitz survivors recall suffering 80 years after camp's liberation ...

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    Case Study: Auschwitz-Birkenau - The Holocaust …

    The Auschwitz camp complex was made up of three large camps: Auschwitz I (the ‘main’ camp, Auschwitz II (Birkenau) and Auschwitz III (Monowitz). At its largest the camp had a network of more than forty satellite camps. The …

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