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Jewish people were put into a massive shower and showered with poison gas.
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What was Auschwitz-Birkenau used for?
Auschwitz-Birkenau was a Nazi death camp during WWII. It was infamous for the fact that most people shipped there where executed.
How many Jews did the first commander estimate to have killed at Auschwitz?
The 1st Camp Commander of Auschwitz was Rudolf HossHere's a quote from his statements about the death tolol at Auschwitz"I commanded Auschwitz until 1 December 1943, and estimate that at least 2,500,000 victims were executed and exterminated there by gassing and burning, and at least another half million succumbed to starvation and disease, making a total dead of about 3,000,000. This figure represents about 70% or 80% of all persons sent to Auschwitz as prisoners, the remainder having been selected and used for slave labor in the concentration camp industries. Included among the executed and burnt were approximately 20,000 Russian prisoners of war (previously screened out of Prisoner of War cages by the Gestapo) who were delivered at Auschwitz in Wehrmacht transports operated by regular Wehrmacht officers and men. The remainder of the total number of victims included about 100,000 German Jews, and great numbers of citizens (mostly Jewish) from Holland, France, Belgium, Poland, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Greece, or other countries. We executed about 400,000 Hungarian Jews alone at Auschwitz in the summer of 1944"Source:Wikipedia (See related Link)
How did the ss try to hide what happened at Auschwitz?
They disassembled the crematoria and blew up the gas chambers. Paper records were destroyed and those who worked in the gas chambers were sought out and executed (they did not get them all).
What are the names of the 3 main camps including Auschwitz?
Auschwitz I Stammlager, Auschwitz II Birkenau and Auschwitz III Monowitz
Where was Auschwitz-Birkenau established?
Auschwitz Birkenau was established at Auschwitz but Auschwitz is now called Oświęcim.
Did families get separated in Auschwitz Or did they get to stay in one sleeping chamber?
There was a family camp at Auschwitz, they were held for the medical experiments.For the most part males and females had separate camps, but they generally did not take families in. That was until the extermination camp was on-line.For the extermination they would let the males and the females disrobe separately, even if they were to be executed together.
Where was the extermination camp Auschwitz?
Auschwitz I- Birkenau
How many parts did Auschwitz have?
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.
What are the 3 parts of Auschwitz called?
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.
Was Auschwitz the main camp?
From early 1942 Auschwitz operated as both. The only other camp that served as both a concentration camp and extermination camp was Majdanek.
Where was Auschwitz death camp?
Auschwitz is located in Poland.
Who establised Auschwitz?
Auschwitz was established by Heinrich Himmler.
