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Which country built Auschwitz

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Auschwitz isn't a country, it is a town in Southern Poland just West of Krakow, made famous by the Germans who set up many concentration camps in the area during the Holocaust.

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When was Auschwitz build?

the concentration camp was built in 1940.


What part of the country is Auschwitz?

Auschwitz today is part of a Polish town called Oswiecim, Poland.


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.


What were Bergen Belsen Auschwitz and Mauthausen?

The were concentration camps built by the Nazis in WW 2.

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What was built at Auschwitz?

A concentration camp.


What was Auschwitz built for?

mainly extermination


When was Auschwitz build?

the concentration camp was built in 1940.


Aushwitz was in what country?

Auschwitz was in Poland


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.


In which country are the cities of Auschwitz and Warsaw?

Auschwitz and Warsaw are both in poland, Warsaw is the countries capitol.


What part of the country is Auschwitz?

Auschwitz today is part of a Polish town called Oswiecim, Poland.


Which country are the cities of Auschwitz and Warsaw?

Poland


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.