Auschwitz was liberated by the Soviet Red Army on January 27, 1945. The liberation marked the end of the Nazi regime's brutal concentration and extermination camp, where over a million people, primarily Jews, were killed during the Holocaust. The event is commemorated each year on International Holocaust Remembrance Day.
Auschwitz I Stammlager, Auschwitz II Birkenau and Auschwitz III Monowitz
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.
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.
From early 1942 Auschwitz operated as both. The only other camp that served as both a concentration camp and extermination camp was Majdanek.
Auschwitz was established by Heinrich Himmler.
Otto Frank died in 1980, so he lived for about 25 years after being liberated from Auschwitz.
Die Befreiung von Auschwitz - 1986 was released on: USA: 13 August 1986
Standing Tall at Auschwitz - 2006 TV was released on: USA: 26 May 2006
Verdict on Auschwitz - 1993 TV was released on: Germany: 1993 USA: 11 January 2007 (theatrical release)
Auschwitz I Stammlager, Auschwitz II Birkenau and Auschwitz III Monowitz
Secrets of the Dead - 2000 Escape from Auschwitz 7-2 was released on: USA: 30 April 2008
Auschwitz Birkenau was established at Auschwitz but Auschwitz is now called Oświęcim.
because the Soviets liberated them.
Rene and I From Auschwitz to America - 2004 TV was released on: USA: 17 April 2004 (New York City, New York)
65316 Auschwitz Survivor - 1985 was released on: USA: 22 January 1985 (TV premiere) USA: 1 October 2012 (re-release)
Auschwitz I- Birkenau
Nazi Scrapbooks from Hell The Auschwitz Albums - 2008 TV was released on: USA: 27 April 2008 (Sundance Film Festival)