Auschwitz concentration camp (German: Konzentrationslager was a network of German Nazi concentration camps. source
Auschwitz concentration camp (German: Konzentrationslager was a network of German Nazi concentration camps.
An extermination Auschwitz concentration camp built and operated by the Third Reich in Polish areas annexed by Nazi Germany during World War II. source
An extermination Auschwitz concentration camp built and operated by the Third Reich in Polish areas annexed by Nazi Germany during World War II.
Auschwitz I was first constructed to hold Polish political prisoners, who began to arrive in May 1940. source
Auschwitz I was first constructed to hold Polish political prisoners, who began to arrive in May 1940.
The first extermination of prisoners took place in September 1941, and Auschwitz II–Birkenau went on to become a major site of the Nazi Final Solution to the Jewish Question. source
The first extermination of prisoners took place in September 1941, and Auschwitz II–Birkenau went on to become a major site of the Nazi Final Solution to the Jewish Question.
As Soviet troops approached Auschwitz in January 1945, most of its population was sent west on a death march. source
As Soviet troops approached Auschwitz in January 1945, most of its population was sent west on a death march.
In 1947, Poland founded the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum on the site of Auschwitz I and II, and in 1979, it was named a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. source
In 1947, Poland founded the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum on the site of Auschwitz I and II, and in 1979, it was named a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
The Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum estimates that 1.3 million people, 1.1 million of them Jewish, were sent to the camp during its existence. source
The Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum estimates that 1.3 million people, 1.1 million of them Jewish, were sent to the camp during its existence.
The chief of construction of Auschwitz II-Birkenau was Karl Bischoff. source
The chief of construction of Auschwitz II-Birkenau was Karl Bischoff.
On 10 December 1942, Himmler issued an order to send all Sinti and Roma (Gypsies) to concentration camps, including Auschwitz. source
On 10 December 1942, Himmler issued an order to send all Sinti and Roma (Gypsies) to concentration camps, including Auschwitz.
A separate camp for Roma was set up at Auschwitz II-Birkenau known as the Zigeunerfamilienlager (Gypsy Family Camp). source
A separate camp for Roma was set up at Auschwitz II-Birkenau known as the Zigeunerfamilienlager (Gypsy Family Camp).
The first transport of German Gypsies arrived on 26 February 1943, and was housed in Section B-IIe of Auschwitz II. source
The first transport of German Gypsies arrived on 26 February 1943, and was housed in Section B-IIe of Auschwitz II.
Approximately 23,000 Gypsies had been brought to Auschwitz by 1944, 20,000 of whom died there. source
Approximately 23,000 Gypsies had been brought to Auschwitz by 1944, 20,000 of whom died there.
In mid-1944, about 130,000 prisoners were present in Auschwitz when the SS started to move about half of them to other concentration camps. source
In mid-1944, about 130,000 prisoners were present in Auschwitz when the SS started to move about half of them to other concentration camps.
Auschwitz II Birkenau was liberated by the Red Army at around 3:30 p.m. on 27 January 1945, and the main camp (Auschwitz I) two hours later. source
Auschwitz II Birkenau was liberated by the Red Army at around 3:30 p.m. on 27 January 1945, and the main camp (Auschwitz I) two hours later.
Early on, many barracks at Birkenau were taken apart by civilians who used the materials to rebuild their own homes, levelled out in the construction of Auschwitz II. source
Early on, many barracks at Birkenau were taken apart by civilians who used the materials to rebuild their own homes, levelled out in the construction of Auschwitz II.
Around 12 percent of Auschwitz's 6,500 staff who survived the war were eventually brought to trial. source
Around 12 percent of Auschwitz's 6,500 staff who survived the war were eventually brought to trial.
