The Nazis wanted to destroy the Polish leaders and the elite that could provide new leaders to replace those killed.
The original camp was intended for members of the Polish elite and for Polish resisters but it expanded rapidly.
None, it was used for Polish political prisoners first.
Auschwitz today is part of a Polish town called Oswiecim, Poland.
Auschwitz was a converted Polish Army Barracks, the barracks were those original structures.
There were at least few thousand polish children in Auschwitz, mainly from Zamość and Warsaw. Most of them died either by lethal injections or in gas chambers.
Mostly Jews and Polish Jews
The original camp was intended for members of the Polish elite and for Polish resisters but it expanded rapidly.
None, it was used for Polish political prisoners first.
They were sent to Auschwitz by train from different concentration camps.
Vladek leaves to join the Polish army. Later on, Richieu is sent away to Austria, and Vladek and Anja are separated at Auschwitz.
Londoners were sent to Auschwitz as tourists - but only after the war ended.
Otto Frank was sent to Auschwitz concentration camp.
Auschwitz today is part of a Polish town called Oswiecim, Poland.
A Polish army barracks.
Auschwitz was a converted Polish Army Barracks, the barracks were those original structures.
There were at least few thousand polish children in Auschwitz, mainly from Zamość and Warsaw. Most of them died either by lethal injections or in gas chambers.
Mostly Jews and Polish Jews