Auschwitz was a complex of Nazi concentration camps and extermination centers located in southern Poland during World War II. It was established by the German government in 1940 as a place to hold and exploit prisoners of war, political prisoners, and individuals deemed “undesirable” by the Nazi regime.
Over time, Auschwitz became the site of mass murder, with the Nazis carrying out their “Final Solution,” the systematic extermination of European Jews, there. An estimated 1.1 million people, mostly Jews, were killed at Auschwitz, making it the largest of the Nazi death camps.
Prisoners at Auschwitz were subjected to inhumane conditions and treatment, including forced labor, starvation, medical experimentation, and murder. Many were gassed in the camp’s gas chambers, which used the deadly chemical Zyklon B.
Auschwitz has become a symbol of the horrors of the Holocaust, and a reminder of the need for vigilance against prejudice and genocide. It is now preserved as a museum and memorial to the victims of Nazi terror.
I don’t believe anything one writes does proper justice to this place, so I will let the photos speak the rest.
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