Mass extermination at Auschwitz was introduced as part of the Nazi regime's "Final Solution," a systematic plan to eliminate the Jewish population of Europe. The camp was initially established as a labor camp, but as the war progressed and the scale of genocide expanded, gas chambers were constructed to efficiently kill large numbers of people. The implementation of this horrific method was facilitated by industrial processes and the use of toxic gas, which allowed for the mass murder of thousands daily, reflecting the regime's brutal ideology and dehumanization of its victims.
Auschwitz.
The largest Nazi death camp was Auschwitz, located in occupied Poland, near the town of Oświęcim. Established in 1940, it became the primary site for the mass extermination of Jews and other targeted groups during the Holocaust. Auschwitz consisted of several camps, including Auschwitz I, Auschwitz II-Birkenau, and Auschwitz III-Monowitz, with Birkenau serving as the main extermination center. It is estimated that over a million people were killed there.
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.
From early 1942 Auschwitz operated as both. The only other camp that served as both a concentration camp and extermination camp was Majdanek.
All the concentration camps and extermination camps were run by the SS.
Auschwitz I- Birkenau
There was one large extermination camp in Auschwitz II (Birkenau).
Auschwitz was a concentration camp.concentration and extermination camp
mainly extermination
Auschwitz.
A Extermination camp
The largest Nazi death camp was Auschwitz, located in occupied Poland, near the town of Oświęcim. Established in 1940, it became the primary site for the mass extermination of Jews and other targeted groups during the Holocaust. Auschwitz consisted of several camps, including Auschwitz I, Auschwitz II-Birkenau, and Auschwitz III-Monowitz, with Birkenau serving as the main extermination center. It is estimated that over a million people were killed there.
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.
From early 1942 Auschwitz operated as both. The only other camp that served as both a concentration camp and extermination camp was Majdanek.
Concentration camp and Extermination camp
Auschwitz, the infamous Nazi concentration and extermination camp, was established in 1940. Initially set up as a detention center for political prisoners, it later expanded to include Auschwitz II-Birkenau, which became the site of mass extermination. The camp operated until its liberation by Soviet forces on January 27, 1945.
It was an extermination camp for Jews.