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    say, but this was the case for some people. The site was called the Auschwitz Concentration Camp. This dreadful period of time lasted for about 5 years. After arriving at the Auschwitz Concentration Camp, no one knew if they were going to make it out alive. Auschwitz was established by the Nazi’s in april of 1940. ( Alder, Nagorski 10) Heinrich Himmler, who was the leading member of the Nazi’s, gave the order to establish Auschwitz. ( Alder, Nagorski 10) 2 months later the first inmates arrived…

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    earth. The Auschwitz Concentration Camp was fully established on April 1940. The camp was built on a piece of land near the Polish City of Oswiecim and could hold about 150,000 prisoners at the same time. Many of the prisoners were sent to camp where they were forced labor then were eventually killed. These prisoners were put to work for long hours and were given no breaks. Often tortured and even had experiments tested on them, millions had started to die off. Auschwitz Concentration camp was…

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    Auschwitz was built by the Nazis as both a concentration camp and death camp. It was the largest of the Nazi 's camps and the biggest killing center ever created. In Auschwitz, 1.1 million people were murdered. It became a symbol of death during the Holocaust and the destruction of European Jewish population. (Rosenberg, J. n.d.) Auschwitz included three main camps, all of which forced prisoners into labor. One of the camps also worked for an extended period of time as a killing center.…

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    Don’t!” I screech. “I suggest you get straight to work,” divulged the guard. A few months later, by the time my parents and I were used to working in this camp, we were deported to the Auschwitz concentration camp which was located in Oświęcim, Poland. There were three Auschwitz camps. My parents and I were then separated. “Mom! Dad! I love you!”I yelped with heartbreak. “I love you too, honey!” Mom shouted with distress. “Stay strong,I know you are a fighter!” Dad…

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    established many concentration camps and incarceration camps. As many as 40,000 camps and incarceration camps were thought to have been established. One concentration camp that had killed over one million jews was Auschwitz. Auschwitz was established in the autumn of 1941, and was the biggest concentration camp of its kind. Auschwitz was the fourth biggest concentration camp. It had three sub camps; Auschwitz I, Auschwitz II, and Auschwitz III. First off, Auschwitz I was used mainly as a death…

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    Auschwitz was the largest concentration camp during the Holocaust, with horrible living conditions,and when Auschwitz drew to a close, millions were dead. Auschwitz was the largest concentration camp during the Holocaust. Having three main camps, Auschwitz I, Auschwitz II, also known as Birkenau, and Auschwitz III, also known as Monowice, Auschwitz covered approximately forty square kilometers, with branch camps scattered over several hundred kilometers. Auschwitz was based old Polish army…

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    to the Holocaust, the Concentration Camp most taught about and therefore known about, is Auschwitz. This may be because of Auschwitz’ extreme death toll or it’s overall ‘accomplishment,’ of the mass murder of Jews, Gypsies, Homeosexuals, and the many other oppressed peoples discriminated against during Hitler’s rule ("Concentration Camp Notes.") Although Auschwitz was the most successful on it’s journey to eliminate Jews, many do not realize, it was only one in six death camps on the same…

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    Concentration Camp (Auschwitz) Human rights have been violated throughout many decades. A good example of a human right violation is concentration camps, Auschwitz is a specific concentration camp that is referred to as the worse camp ever. This specific concentration camp is the worst camp for many reasons. The concentration camp Auschwitz was a well known if not the most popular camp during the World War II. This camp is located in Poland Oświęcim and…

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    was a boy.” This passage is significant to the plot because the boy, Shmuel, and Bruno became very close friends, but the only thing separating them is an electric fence. Bruno’s father is a very respected Commandment in charge of the Auschwitz concentration camp. In the book Hitler himself and his girlfriend had dinner with Bruno’s father and mother. This passage is significant to Bruno because this little event leads to his death at the end of the book. This passage made me feel shocked and…

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    Poland, only a few miles away from the city Oswiecim, was the location of the largest death camp during WWII. The camp is known as Auschwitz. It is estimated that around three million to four million people were slaughtered there (Auschwitz-Birkenau: History & Overview). Auschwitz is recognized as the most horrendous concentration camp created by Nazi Germany. The people in the Auschwitz concentration camp were given cruel and unusual punishment in the living conditions they suffered through,…

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