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What was Auschwitz built for?
mainly extermination
When was Auschwitz build?
the concentration camp was built in 1940.
What does the term Auschwitz refer to?
Auschwitz is the German name for the town of Oswieciem, which is the Polish town nearby which the extermination camp was built.
Why was Auschwitz built to exterminated Jew?
It was built to exterminate the jews because it was part of the final solution.
Where is the prison named Auschwitz?
Auschwitz concentration camp and extermination centre was built by and operated by the Third Reich in the Polish town of Oshweicim in Galacia.
What set of religious people built the Auschwitz camp?
It was not a set of religious people, but their religion was Roman Catholicism. The Poles built the original barracks, then they were employed by the Nazis (Protestant) to convert it into a concentration camp. Birkenau (Auschwitz II) was built by the Nazis, who mainly used Jewish slave labour. Monowitz (Auschwitz III) was a bit more complicated as it was built by private companies and employed a more varied workforce.
How did Auschwitz get its nickname?
From 1772-1918 the town was in the Austrian Empire Oswiecim, and Auschwitz was its German name.
Where was the place Auschwitz made?
Auschwitz was a Nazi-built extermination camp (that means that its sole purpose was to kill the detainees, and not to keep them just barely alive) in Poland.
When was Auschwitz death camp built?
Mainly in 1942, it was an extension to the existing concentration camp.
What were Bergen Belsen Auschwitz and Mauthausen?
The were concentration camps built by the Nazis in WW 2.
Was there a house at Auschwitz?
There was a neglected former Austro-Hungarian cavalry barracks at Auschwitz and a few other buildings before the camp was built in 1940. There was also a house inside the perimeter of Auschwitz II (Birkenau) that was converted into a gas chamber.
How many Auschwitz camps were in World War 2?
there was a total of three Auschwitz camps that were significant in World War II. Each Auschwitz had a different purpose. Auschwitz I was created to incarcerate prisoners at forced labor. Auschwitz II was built as the Execution or Death Camp, holding more Gas Chambers than any of the three Auschwitz camps. Auschwitz III was a Labor Education Camp for non-Jewish prisoners who were perceived to have violated German-imposed labor discipline.
