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With All 3 main camps alone, the total land areas was 40 sq Kilometers=15.4441 Sq Miles = 430,556,416.67 Sq Feet.
If you include all the Sub-camps and the Factories where they worked then total land area of about 60 sq Kilometers = 23.166 Sq Miles.
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∙ 13y agoover 3000 all a mixture of polish Jews, Jews and lots of other races , Josef mengele was Doctor and practised grisly experiments of people he specifically had an interest in twins people referred to him as the angel of death. out of 2000 experiment only 100 survived
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How much does it cost to go visit the Auschwitz concentration camp?
According to the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial website (www.auschwitz.org), admission to the memorial grounds is free.
Auschwitz roles in the holocaust?
It roles as to be run as a concentration camps and a extermination camp Kill as much jews as possible whiles making a profit from the labour workers
What were the different categories of camps during the Holocaust?
# Concentration camp, grade I. (Example: Dachau). # Concentration camp, grade II. (Example: Buchenwald). # Concentration camp, grade III. (Example: Auschwitz I). There was not much difference between I and II, except that the food was better at grade I camps. They were all hard labour and punishment camps. Grade III camps were extremely harsh. In addition, there were the extermination camps: * Auschwitz II (Auschwitz-Birkenau) * Belzec * Chelmno * Majdanek (part only) * Maly Trostenets * Sobibor * Treblinka II These were not graded, and their existence was secret.
When was Dachau concentration camp established?
Established in March 1933, the Dachau concentration camp was the first permanent concentration camp established by the National Socialist (Nazi) government. Heinrich Himmler, in his capacity as police chief of Munich, officially described the camp as the first concentration camp for political prisoners. It opened amid much publicity as it was intended as a deterrent to opponents of the regime. The camp was housed in a disused munitions factory. The first prisoners arrived at Dachau on 22 March 1933 and this is regarded as the opening date. Himmler gave a press conference about it at the time, and its existence was never a secret. Initially Dachau was run by the SA, not specifically by the SS. Later, Dachau became the model for all ordinary Nazi concentration camps.
Which country is Auschwitz in?
Oswiecim, PolandAuschwitz is in Poland, about 37 miles west of Krakow. It was in German-occupied Poland from 1939-1945. Auschwitz is the German name for the town.The concentration camp and extermination camp were established by the Nazis outside the town of Oswiecim. The Auschwitz group of camps was a vast complex, with 3 camps on the main site and a further 45 sub-camps.Poland Approx. 50N 19E
How much does it cost to go visit the Auschwitz concentration camp?
According to the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial website (www.auschwitz.org), admission to the memorial grounds is free.
Which concentration camp were people settle in a cattle car?
Pretty much all concentration camps had a railway track near to the camp where the deportees would arrive from. The concentration camp which people most likely to know which had a rail track going into the camp would be Auschwitz Birkenau.
What are the best places to visit of the Holocaust?
The most famous concentration camp Auschwitz, was located in Poland. There were also famous concentration camps in Germany, France, Denmark and The Netherlands.
What was the role of Auschwitz?
It role was to run as a concentration camp but also as a extermination camp, Its role was to kill as much people as possible whiles still making profit from the slave workers
What was the concentration camp Auschwitz purpose?
The Purpose of auschwitz was to kill as much people as posible whiles making a seriouse profit from something else to cover the resource cost and help the german economy during the war
Auschwitz roles in the holocaust?
It roles as to be run as a concentration camps and a extermination camp Kill as much jews as possible whiles making a profit from the labour workers
What were the different categories of camps during the Holocaust?
# Concentration camp, grade I. (Example: Dachau). # Concentration camp, grade II. (Example: Buchenwald). # Concentration camp, grade III. (Example: Auschwitz I). There was not much difference between I and II, except that the food was better at grade I camps. They were all hard labour and punishment camps. Grade III camps were extremely harsh. In addition, there were the extermination camps: * Auschwitz II (Auschwitz-Birkenau) * Belzec * Chelmno * Majdanek (part only) * Maly Trostenets * Sobibor * Treblinka II These were not graded, and their existence was secret.
What was it like to live in Auschwitz camp?
really scary and you dint get much food
What was the difference between the concentration camp and extermination camp?
Technically all camps were within the concentration camp system, there were labour camps, transit camps and extermination camps. Concentration camps were generally intended for civillians, initially just for criminals, but gradually more types were included. Extermination camps were established about seven and a half years after the first concentration camps. They were much smaller than the average concentration camps (Auschwitz is an exception as it was both), as they only held enough inmates that were needed to opperate the gas chambers/vans and the cramatoria.
When was Dachau concentration camp established?
Established in March 1933, the Dachau concentration camp was the first permanent concentration camp established by the National Socialist (Nazi) government. Heinrich Himmler, in his capacity as police chief of Munich, officially described the camp as the first concentration camp for political prisoners. It opened amid much publicity as it was intended as a deterrent to opponents of the regime. The camp was housed in a disused munitions factory. The first prisoners arrived at Dachau on 22 March 1933 and this is regarded as the opening date. Himmler gave a press conference about it at the time, and its existence was never a secret. Initially Dachau was run by the SA, not specifically by the SS. Later, Dachau became the model for all ordinary Nazi concentration camps.
Which country is Auschwitz in?
Oswiecim, PolandAuschwitz is in Poland, about 37 miles west of Krakow. It was in German-occupied Poland from 1939-1945. Auschwitz is the German name for the town.The concentration camp and extermination camp were established by the Nazis outside the town of Oswiecim. The Auschwitz group of camps was a vast complex, with 3 camps on the main site and a further 45 sub-camps.Poland Approx. 50N 19E
What is the definition of Auschwitz?
There isn't an actual meaning for Auschwitz.Auschwitz was the biggest group of Nazi camps. It included the biggest of all the Nazi extermination camps (Auschwitz II - Birkenau) and also included very harsh slave-labor camps and concentration camps.For many, the word Auschwitz has come to symbolize the Holocaust.___Perhaps you are asking about the plain meaning of the place-name: in German it has no particular meaning. However, the Polish name, Oswiecim means holy ...!
