Brzezinka, Poland
Auschwitz concentration camp
Auschwitz, also known as Oświęcim, was a complex of over 40 concentration and extermination camps operated by Nazi Germany in occupied Poland during World War II and the Holocaust. It consisted of Auschwitz I, the main camp in Oświęcim; Auschwitz II-Birkenau, a concentration and extermination camp with gas chambers, Auschwitz III-Monowitz, a labour camp for the chemical conglomerate IG Farben, and dozens of subcamps. After Germany initiated World War II by invading Poland in September 1939, the Schutzstaffel converted Auschwitz I, an army barracks, into a prisoner-of-war camp.
- City
- Brzezinka
- Country
- Poland
- Category
- Museum
- Suggested visit
- About 120 minutes
Background: Wikipedia