Auschwitz was was famous for having a concentration camp, where Jews, homosexuals, and other people that Hitler deemed "undesirable" were tortured, forced to work, and killed.
Of the original camp, yes. But not of Birkenau (Auschwitz II) where most of the gassings took place.
Of the original camp, yes. But not of Birkenau (Auschwitz II) where most of the gassings took place.
The main site was liberated on 27 January 1945. Most of the surviving prisoners were desperately ill and need urgent medical attention. It took some months to shut down the camp completely, though after liberation it ceased to function as a concentration camp.
Auschwitz (Konzentrationslager Auschwitz) was the largest of the German Nazi concentration and extermination camps. Located in southern Poland, it took its name from the nearby town of Oświęcim (Auschwitz in German), situated about 50 kilometers west of Kraków and 286 kilometers from Warsaw. Following the German occupation of Poland in September 1939, Oświęcim was incorporated into Germany and renamed Auschwitz. Auschwitz opened as a concentration camp in May 1940 and from October 1941 expanded into a large group of camps, with Auschwitz I, II and III on or near the main site and a further 35 sub-camps. Please see the related question for more detail.
Auschwitz started with a simple complex which only had around 20 barracks but when the Nazis took over this part of Poland, they turned it to a concentration camp called Auschwitz I. However, with more jews and POWs being sent to different concentration camps, Auschwitz needed to expand and when the Nazis were planning to create the Final Solution. This was when frequent deaths occurred which turned into hell fire when the Final Solution was ordered.
it took place in Auschwitz in the year 1942
The Holocaust took place primarily in Europe during World War II, from 1941 to 1945. It occurred in Nazi-occupied territories, including concentration camps, extermination camps, and ghettos. The most infamous extermination camp, Auschwitz, was located in German-occupied Poland.
Auschwitz and/or Berlin.
The guards took Elie Wiesel's father to the crematorium at Auschwitz concentration camp. They were separated during a selection process, and Elie later found out that his father had been sent to be killed.
I believe on 1945, that's when they took her there.
It began as a big concentration camp, mainly for Poles and was extended in stages. Auschwitz I used existing buidlings to a large extent and most of it was in use in 1940. Auschwitz II (Birkenau) was built in 1941-42 and Auschwitz III (Monowitz) in 1942. Several sub-camps (about 35) were added.