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Auschwitz

Auschwitz was a Nazi controlled concentration, extermination and labor camp located in Poland. Opened in 1940, the camp was liberated in 1945 by Soviet troops. Questions and answers about Auschwitz can be found here.

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How many furnaces were in Auschwitz?

Krematoria I had only two, but the other four combined had about fifty (if memory serves).

How many death camps were open before Auschwitz?

Chelmno and Belzec came into operation as an extermination camp a few months before Auschwitz II.

When did german soldiers get stationed at Auschwitz?

generally it was the SS more than soldiers who were stationed to Auschwitz, but it would have been whilst it was in operation, between 1940 and 1945.

What were a knights living quarters and living conditions like?

A Knight would usually live with his lord and lady in their estate. If something were to happen the knights were able to act quickly. These warriors were training every day and were always working on their battle techniques. Their living conditions for the time depended on who they were serving. If the lord was wealthy, they would obviously have been taken better care of. For that time period the knights had it pretty good.

Who won aushwitz?

Auschwitz was a concentration camp. It's not something one "wins."

What is Auschwitz now?

Parts of Auschwitz I and II have been preserved and in part restored and are now a museum and a World Heritage Site. It is visited by tourists and survivors today.
A tourist attraction.

Who used Auschwitz?

Auschwits was used by the Nazis as a death and work 'camp' for those that did not fit into their aryan race. Dr Mengele the famous auchwits doctor was based there and even preformed his experimentations there. Many Jews, Gypsys, Russians and many others died there at the fate of the Nazis.

What happened to the first Slovak Jews when they got to Auschwitz?

On April 29th 1942, the first of the Slovak Jews arrived at Auschwitz. They were taken to the two gas chambers and murdered. Their bodies were buried in giant pits. This was the start of the mass murders with which Auschwitz is associated - the deliberate and planned murder of, in this case, Slovak Jews.

Did the Auschwitz prisoners get medical attention?

At Monowitz (Auschwitz III), which was owned by the conglomerate I.-G. Farben and produced polymers, some very basic medical attention was sometimes provided, especially for slave workers that the company had trained. There are a handful of stories of a few prisoners at other private entreprise sub-camps occasionally getting very basic treatment. At Auschwitz I and II there no medical treatment available; on the contrary the SS doctors used prisoners for experiments.

Where was Auschwitz II Birkenau located?

Auschwitz II (also known as Birkenau) was on the main site, about 1.5 miles from Auschwitz I. Please see the related question.

Why were the Polish elite sent to Auschwitz?

The Nazis wanted to destroy the Polish leaders and the elite that could provide new leaders to replace those killed.

Where is the main entrance of Auschwitz?

to the left of the tourist centre, past the bookshop.

How many prisoners were being killed each day at Auschwitz?

There was no daily quota, there were days where no one died and days where 30 000 died.

Describe the ghetto evacuation and journey to Auschwitz?

people would be required to report to the town square where they would then be organised into their transports, no doubt a cattle car adapted with barbed wire and bars. The journey would not be long from the ghetto to Auschwitz, however in summer the carriages were stifling hot and in winter freezing cold, there was a high chance that a number of people in each carriage would have suffocated or be trampled to death.

How did the Nazis choose who to put in the gas chambers at Auschwitz?

One factor was if people were unable to work, then they were of no use. Otherwise it was a question of supply and demand; if there was little need for workers, then only the healthiest would avoid the gas chambers.

What is Monowitz?

Auschwitz 3 (Monowitz) was one of the first and the biggest sub-camps of KL Auschwitz. At the beginning it was to become a factory for the German company IG Farben located in Oswiecim, which had been producing synthetic rubber and liquid fuel. Authorities of the company decided to benefit from the nearness of the Auschwitz camp and they signed a contract with the SS which allowed them to use prisoners as a cheap labor.

Why do people get executed?

(in the US) Because they violate a statute which calls for a death penalty such as Murder - Rape - Treason - etc.

Who in the Frank family was sent to Auschwitz?

All four members of the Frank family in hiding (Anne, Margot, Otto and Edith) were initially sent to Auschwitz from Westerbork. On 30 October 1944 Anne and Margot were transported to Bergen-Belsen, where they both died in March 1945. Edith Frank died at Auschwitz in January 1945, and Otto Frank survived in Auschwitz III.

What is an open complex?

An open complexAn open complex is the complex of RNA polymerase and one DNA strand (The antisense strand) while a Closed complex is the complex of RNA Polymerase when it is bound to the double stranded DNA. The RNA Polymerase first creates the closed compex. The open complex is created when the double stranded DNA is separated to two strands.

What was in the soup at Auschwitz?

Some bread or potato and sometimes some cabbage, too.

Why do you feel ignored?

You feel ignored because you feel like no one is paying attention to you. 0__o