The victims were transported to the camps by rail, usually in enclosed cattle wagons. There were no breaks for food or water or any other essentials. Often the journey (for example, from Western Europe or Greece) took 3-5 days on those slow goods trains, and a fair number died during the journey.
Moreover, the trains didn't necessarily run straight from, say the Netherlands to Auschwitz. They often made a detour in order to drop some victims off at a couple of other extermination camps.
Because Auschwitz was the toughest concentration camp in the world at that moment.
They were Auschwitz concentration camp numbers and did not have any 'meaning'.
Auschwitz I was the original Auschwitz camp, set up in May 1940, mainly for Polish political prisoners and the Polish elites. It also housed the main administrative offices for the whole complex of camps as well as the blocks where medical experiments were carried out, and execution chambers.
Yes, prisoners at the Flossenbürg concentration camp were tattooed. In many concentration camps, including Flossenbürg, prisoners were marked with a series of numbers as a means of identification. These tattoos were typically placed on the prisoner's forearm.
The Auschwitz concentration camp began when beat you the hell up !
Because Auschwitz was the toughest concentration camp in the world at that moment.
They were Auschwitz concentration camp numbers and did not have any 'meaning'.
Auschwitz I was the original Auschwitz camp, set up in May 1940, mainly for Polish political prisoners and the Polish elites. It also housed the main administrative offices for the whole complex of camps as well as the blocks where medical experiments were carried out, and execution chambers.
Yes, prisoners at the Flossenbürg concentration camp were tattooed. In many concentration camps, including Flossenbürg, prisoners were marked with a series of numbers as a means of identification. These tattoos were typically placed on the prisoner's forearm.
The Auschwitz concentration camp began when beat you the hell up !
Auschwitz was a concentration camp.concentration and extermination camp
Yes it was a concentration camp.
Escaping from Auschwitz was extremely difficult, but according to the Wikipedia article on Auschwitz, about 300 prisoners ecsaped. Please see the link below on Rudolf Vrba, who escaped.
Hermann Langbein has written: 'Against All Hope (History & Politics)' 'Menschen in Auschwitz' -- subject(s): Auschwitz (Concentration camp), German Prisoners and prisons, Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945), Prisoners and prisons, German, War criminals, World War, 1939-1945 'People in Auschwitz' -- subject(s): Auschwitz (Concentration camp), German Prisoners and prisons, Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945), Prisoners and prisons, German, World War, 1939-1945
Auschwitz concentration camp was first established on March 22, 1933
The largest concentration camp in ww2 was in Auschwitz.
Concentration camp and Extermination camp