
Auschwitz-Birkenau
Jan 22, 2015 · KL Auschwitz was the largest of the German Nazi concentration camps and extermination centers. Over 1.1 million men, women and children lost their lives here.
Basic information on Auschwitz / Press / Auschwitz-Birkenau
Auschwitz (Auschwitz-Birkenau, Konzentrationslager Auschwitz, KL Auschwitz) is the German Nazi concentration and extermination camp, recognized as the most emblematic symbol of the …
History / Auschwitz-Birkenau
All over the world, Auschwitz has become a symbol of terror, genocide, and the Shoah. It was established by Germans in 1940, in the suburbs of Oswiecim, a Polish city that was annexed …
Visiting / Auschwitz-Birkenau
It is essential to visit both parts of the camp, Auschwitz I and Auschwitz II-Birkenau, in order to acquire a proper sense of the place that has become the symbol of the Holocaust of the …
Auschwitz and Shoah / History / Auschwitz-Birkenau
Although the camp was founded for Poles and had a Polish majority among its prisoners for the first two years it was in operation, there were also Jews among the deportees to Auschwitz …
Story of Witold Pilecki, co-founder of resistance in Auschwitz
Although he could easily hide in a safe hiding place, his goal was to be detained and so it happened. Under the assumed name Tomasz Serafiński, as an alleged tanner by profession, …
Auschwitz I / History / Auschwitz-Birkenau
Auschwitz I, the main camp in Oświęcim. In August 1944, it held about 16 thousand prisoners (roughly 10 thousand Jews, 4 thousand Poles, and 3 thousand prisoners from other ethnic …
Português / Auschwitz-Birkenau
Para o conforto dos usuários do mundo inteiro, as informações básicas sobre Auschwitz também estão disponíveis em vários idiomas. Baixe as informações básicas sobre Auschwitz no …
Auschwitz-Birkenau
Ekspozycja „Auschwitz – doświadczenia więźniów obozu” w blokach 8 i 9 prezentuje losy i doświadczenia więźniów zarejestrowanych w niemieckim nazistowskim obozie …
News / Museum / Auschwitz-Birkenau
Nov 26, 2024 · On victims.auschwitz.org, you can search for information about people deported to the German Nazi camp Auschwitz, as well as learn details about most transports to the camp.