Auschwitz was in operation:
1. As a very harsh concentration camps from May 1940 till January 1945.
2. As an extermination camp from about April 1942 till January 1945.
Auschwitz I Stammlager, Auschwitz II Birkenau and Auschwitz III Monowitz
It had 3 sections. Auschwitz-I, which served as a working camp. Auschwitz II-Birkenau, the death camp. Auschwitz-III, it was used to provide slave labor to the nearby industry.
Auschwitz had 3 big 'main' camps. They were called Auschwitz I, Auschwitz Birkenau and Auschwitz Monowitz. Monowitz was really a sub camp which was commonly used and when expanded did become as part of the main camps. Out of the lot, Auschwitz Birkenau was the biggest and most feared of as this part was about Extermination when the Final Solution was putted in place.
From early 1942 Auschwitz operated as both. The only other camp that served as both a concentration camp and extermination camp was Majdanek.
Auschwitz was established by Heinrich Himmler.
Himmler gave the order, Hoess put it into action.
Auschwitz I Stammlager, Auschwitz II Birkenau and Auschwitz III Monowitz
Auschwitz Birkenau was established at Auschwitz but Auschwitz is now called Oświęcim.
Auschwitz I- Birkenau
It had 3 sections. Auschwitz-I, which served as a working camp. Auschwitz II-Birkenau, the death camp. Auschwitz-III, it was used to provide slave labor to the nearby industry.
Auschwitz had 3 big 'main' camps. They were called Auschwitz I, Auschwitz Birkenau and Auschwitz Monowitz. Monowitz was really a sub camp which was commonly used and when expanded did become as part of the main camps. Out of the lot, Auschwitz Birkenau was the biggest and most feared of as this part was about Extermination when the Final Solution was putted in place.
From early 1942 Auschwitz operated as both. The only other camp that served as both a concentration camp and extermination camp was Majdanek.
Auschwitz is located in Poland.
The Commandant of Auschwitz was Rudolf Hoess.
Auschwitz was established by Heinrich Himmler.
Auschwitz and it was located in Nazi-Occupied Poland.
Auschwitz began May 1940.