Auschwitz was a gruesome concentration camp in Oswiecim, Poland during World War II (“Auschwitz- Birkenau”). Auschwitz was established on May 26, 1940 by German Nazis (“Auschwitz-Birkenau”). Auschwitz is known to be the largest and most notorious out of all the death camps (History.com Staff). More people died at Auschwitz than at any other concentration camp (Arnett, George). There were three main Auschwitz camps and many sub-camps. The three main camps include, Auschwitz I (the main camp), Auschwitz II also known as Birkenau, and Auschwitz III or Monowitz (“Auschwitz-Birkenau”). Most people that were sent to the Auschwitz camps were Jews, but there were “others” that the leader of Germany, Adolf Hitler wanted to get rid of too (Auschwitz-
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It was originally built as a concentration camp for a dentention center for many Polish citizens that were arrested after Germany occupied the country in 1939 (History.com Staff). Auschwitz I had a gas chamber and crematorium (United States). There at the camp, SS physicians carried out medical experiments in the hospital (United States). They did experiments on infants, twins, dwarfs,and sterilizations and castrations of adults (United States). SS Captain Dr. Josef Mengele was the best-known physician (United States). Mengele would inject serum into many children’s eyes, to see if he could change their eye color (History.com Staff). He would also inject chloroform into twins to see if both siblings would die at the same time (History.com Staff). Mengele was refered to as the “Angel of Death” (History.com Staff). The camp population grew from 18,000 in December 1942 to 30,000 in March 1943 (“Auschwitz-Birkenau”). This site covered 40 square kilometres (Arnett, George). At Auschwitz, there was a wall called “Wall of Death” or “Black Wall” (“Clothing”). At the wall, the Nazis would shoot the prisoners, and there was sand sprinkled to soak up the blood of the prisoners (“Clothing”).In 1941, Himmler told Hoss about their “Final Solution” idea. They used the poisonous gas Zyklon-B for the very first time on September 3, 1941 (“Auschwitz-Birkenau”). Then, in February of 1942, two temporary gas chambers opened at Birkenau (“Auschwitz-Birkenau”). A women’s camp opened at Auschwitz with 6,000 inmates in 1942 (“Auschwitz-Birkenau”). Auschwitz was known to be a slave labor and death camp (“Auschwitz-Birkenau”). 2.5 million people were deported to Auschwitz, and only 200,00 passed through the camps and survived (“Auschwitz-Birkenau”). Between January 1942 and March 1943, 175,000 Jews were gassed to death at the camp (“Auschwitz-Birkenau”). This camp was an ideal death
It was originally built as a concentration camp for a dentention center for many Polish citizens that were arrested after Germany occupied the country in 1939 (History.com Staff). Auschwitz I had a gas chamber and crematorium (United States). There at the camp, SS physicians carried out medical experiments in the hospital (United States). They did experiments on infants, twins, dwarfs,and sterilizations and castrations of adults (United States). SS Captain Dr. Josef Mengele was the best-known physician (United States). Mengele would inject serum into many children’s eyes, to see if he could change their eye color (History.com Staff). He would also inject chloroform into twins to see if both siblings would die at the same time (History.com Staff). Mengele was refered to as the “Angel of Death” (History.com Staff). The camp population grew from 18,000 in December 1942 to 30,000 in March 1943 (“Auschwitz-Birkenau”). This site covered 40 square kilometres (Arnett, George). At Auschwitz, there was a wall called “Wall of Death” or “Black Wall” (“Clothing”). At the wall, the Nazis would shoot the prisoners, and there was sand sprinkled to soak up the blood of the prisoners (“Clothing”).In 1941, Himmler told Hoss about their “Final Solution” idea. They used the poisonous gas Zyklon-B for the very first time on September 3, 1941 (“Auschwitz-Birkenau”). Then, in February of 1942, two temporary gas chambers opened at Birkenau (“Auschwitz-Birkenau”). A women’s camp opened at Auschwitz with 6,000 inmates in 1942 (“Auschwitz-Birkenau”). Auschwitz was known to be a slave labor and death camp (“Auschwitz-Birkenau”). 2.5 million people were deported to Auschwitz, and only 200,00 passed through the camps and survived (“Auschwitz-Birkenau”). Between January 1942 and March 1943, 175,000 Jews were gassed to death at the camp (“Auschwitz-Birkenau”). This camp was an ideal death