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Auschwitz was the name of a group of Nazi concentration camps and an extermination camp in occupied Poland. It is important because an estimated 1.15 million victims were killed there - the highest death toll at any Nazi camp or complex of camps.

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What war were the Auschwitz camps?

Auschwitz was around during World War II.


What is Aiscjwotz in World War 2?

Do you mean Auschwitz??


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