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The purpose of Auschwitz was to rid of the Jews.

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Auschwitz was originally established in May 1940 as a very harsh concentration camp for Polish intellectuals, members of the Polish resistance and habitual German criminals. Until 1942 there were very few Jews there: the camp changed function ... See the related question for more information.

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