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I'm not sure about its "importance" to the Nazi regime but . . .
Auschwitz was a German concentration camp set up by the SS to quickly exterminate captured Jewish residents of Europe. The ones who were deemed unfit for labor (elderly people, women, young children) were immediately put to death. Those who could work were shipped to labor camps and normally worked until they died.
You could say it's importance to the regime was it was a key piece in the Nazi's "Final Solution."
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∙ 16y ago
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∙ 12y agoThe Auschwitz complex of camps was the biggest Nazi extermination camp. At the very minimum 1.1 million victims were murdered there, and at least 85% of them were Jewish.
At its height, it could kill 10,000 people a day. Besides killing Jews it also housed slave labor units where Jews, Gypsies and others deemed to be "sub humans" went to, to work for the Nazi's often in hard labor and inhumane conditions. The main purpose was to have the Jews do work, while helping the Nazis with the war effort.
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∙ 15y agoThe Auschwitz group of concentration camps including the extermination (death) camp at Birkenau (Auschwitz II) was the biggest and had the highest death toll of all: at least 1.1 million victims were slaughtered there or worked to death. (About 90% of them were Jews).
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Are their any famous places of the Holocaust?
Mostly its the concentration camps the Jews were kept at during the holocaust Auschwitz
What are the names of the death camps associated with the Holocaust?
Auschwitz was a major concentration camp during the Holocaust. My grandmother survived from Auschwitz and is still living today. Please also see related question.
What does Hitlers museum of Holocaust mean?
There are a number of Holocaust museums, such as the one at Auschwitz and the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM), but none of them is Hitler's.
Is Holocaust Memorial Day the day the Holocaust ended?
No. Holocaust Memorial Day (27 January) is on the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz by the Soviet Army in 1945.
How many children were taken to Auschwitz?
Not many children were killed at Auschwitz but it's estimated that around 105,000 Children out of the 1.6 Million sent to Auschwitz during the course of the Holocaust.
What was enter camp for the holocaust?
Auschwitz
How was Auschwitz significant?
It became the word to describe the Holocaust (before the word Holocaust).
Why has the name Auschwitz become a symbol for The Holocaust?
Auschwitz was the single largest killing camp.
Was the dachau and Auschwitz called Ghettos?
No, both Auschwitz and Dachau were Concentration Camps durinng the Holocaust.
What was the Holocaust's largest death camp?
Auschwitz-Birkenau
What was Auschwitz before the Holocaust?
A Polish army barracks.
Jean-Claude benguigui did he survive the Holocaust?
No, he was gassed at Auschwitz.
What is Auschwitz and what do they do there?
it is now a museum, they let tourists of the Holocaust view it.
What is a word that starts with a a from the holocaust?
Auschwitz- a german POW camp.
What Holocaust DVD's are there?
Some Holocaust based movies are: "One Survivor Remembers" "Auschwitz- If You Cried You Died"
Are their any famous places of the Holocaust?
Mostly its the concentration camps the Jews were kept at during the holocaust Auschwitz
What are the names of the death camps associated with the Holocaust?
Auschwitz was a major concentration camp during the Holocaust. My grandmother survived from Auschwitz and is still living today. Please also see related question.
