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There isn't an actual meaning for Auschwitz.

Auschwitz was the biggest group of Nazi camps. It included the biggest of all the Nazi extermination camps (Auschwitz II - Birkenau) and also included very harsh slave-labor camps and concentration camps.

For many, the word Auschwitz has come to symbolize the Holocaust.

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What are the names of the 3 main camps including Auschwitz?

Auschwitz I Stammlager, Auschwitz II Birkenau and Auschwitz III Monowitz


What is the definition of Birkenau?

Birkenau was Auschwitz II, which contained the main gas chambers and also the women's camp. Please see related question.


Where was Auschwitz-Birkenau established?

Auschwitz Birkenau was established at Auschwitz but Auschwitz is now called Oświęcim.


Where was the extermination camp Auschwitz?

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Auschwitz had 3 big 'main' camps. They were called Auschwitz I, Auschwitz Birkenau and Auschwitz Monowitz. Monowitz was really a sub camp which was commonly used and when expanded did become as part of the main camps. Out of the lot, Auschwitz Birkenau was the biggest and most feared of as this part was about Extermination when the Final Solution was putted in place.


How many parts did Auschwitz have?

It had 3 sections. Auschwitz-I, which served as a working camp. Auschwitz II-Birkenau, the death camp. Auschwitz-III, it was used to provide slave labor to the nearby industry.


Was Auschwitz the main camp?

From early 1942 Auschwitz operated as both. The only other camp that served as both a concentration camp and extermination camp was Majdanek.


Where was Auschwitz death camp?

Auschwitz is located in Poland.


Who establised Auschwitz?

Auschwitz was established by Heinrich Himmler.


Who was commandment of Auschwitz?

The Commandant of Auschwitz was Rudolf Hoess.


The largest Nazi death camp was located at?

Auschwitz and it was located in Nazi-Occupied Poland.


How sanitary was Auschwitz?

The sanitary at Auschwitz was very poor for the prisoners in it.