Auschwitz concentration camp (German: Konzentrationslager Auschwitz‚ pronounced [kɔntsɛntʁaˈtsi̯oːnsˌlaːɡɐ ˈʔaʊʃvɪts] ( listen)‚ also KZ and KL Auschwitz) was a network of German Nazi concentration camps and extermination camps built and operated by the Third Reich in Polish areas annexed by Nazi Germany during World War II. It consisted of Auschwitz I (the original camp)‚ Auschwitz II–Birkenau (a combination concentration/extermination camp)‚ Auschwitz III–Monowitz (a labor camp to staff an IG Farben
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There are numerous concentration camp that were constructed across Nazi Germany from 1939-1945. During this time period‚ Jews‚ gypsies‚ homosexuals‚ and bountiful of others forced by the Nazi regime to these concentration camps. There were countless experiments performed on those who were in certain camps‚ but mostly forced labor to build items for the German army. Of all of these camps one was the most notorious‚ which was Auschwitz concentration camps. This camp was the largest of its kind‚ but
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Concentration Camps Sydney Quarantillo Grand Island Senior High School “The Holocaust illustrates the consequences of prejudice‚ racism and stereotyping on a society. It forces us to examine the responsibilities of citizenship and confront the powerful Ratification’s of indifference and inaction” said Tim Holden. The holocaust is something worldwide that will never be forgotten and cannot be erased from history. To understand the holocaust learning about Adolf Hitler
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The history behind Auschwitz Concentration Camp Did you know that Auschwitz Concentration Camp was the largest camp to be set up by Nazi Germany? Auschwitz was the most notorious camp in Poland. “ As Nobel laureate Elie Wiesel warned years ago‚ to forget a holocaust is to kill twice.” What kind of treatment was used in the camp? Who were the leaders of this camp? Where did the people in this camp come from? Many people lost their lives to this labor camp. Auschwitz was a very brutal and harsh place
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parts of the Auschwitz concentration camp. Furthermore‚ it was three different types of camps that were brought together: concentration camp‚ extermination‚ and labor camp (“Auschwitz was the largest camp”). All three camps played a major part in the Nazi’s “final solution” (Berenbaum). There were also subcamps part of Auschwitz. In just two years‚ 44 subcamps were built (1942 to 1944). Auschwitz also had different leaders. The first of the three leaders who controlled all of the Auschwitz concentration
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Auschwitz: a prisoner camp‚ an industrial camp‚ and a death camp “…Imagine now a man who is deprived of everyone he loves‚ and at the same time of his house‚ his habit‚ his cloth‚ in short‚ of everything he possesses: he will be a hollow man‚ reduced to suffering and needs‚ forgetful of dignity and restraint‚ for he who loses all often easily loses himself. He will be a man whose life or death can be lightly decided with no sense of human affinity‚ in the most fortunate of cases‚ on the basis
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Horrors of Concentration Camps In 1933‚ Adolf Hitler lead a deadly regime that led to the Holocaust. His plan was to kill anyone that was unfit to the Aryan race including Jews‚ gypsies‚ and mentally ill people. Undesirables were forced to work in brutal concentration camps where they were malnourished‚ tortured‚ and worked in inhumane conditions. The most notorious camp was Auschwitz which had three parts named Auschwitz One‚ Birkenau‚ and Monowitz. Auschwitz One was the largest camp‚ with over
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Baaqir Salaam October 10‚ 2013 English 3A Killing Centers And Concentration Camps; The Institutions of Nazi Germany In killing centers across Germany approximately six million Jews were killed‚ and even more were imprisoned in the work camps. To understand what killing centers and concentration camps were it is beneficial to think about what it was like to be inside of one. In killing centers there wasn ’t much to see. The Jews or Africans or whoever was deemed unworthy of living by the Germans
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Concentration Camps in Vienna The Auschwitz concentration camp complex was the largest of its kind established by the Nazi regime. It included three main camps‚ all of which deployed incarcerated prisoners at forced labor. One of them also functioned for an extended period as a killing center. The camps were located approximately 37 miles west of Krakow‚ near the prewar German-Polish border in Upper Silesia‚ an area that Nazi Germany annexed in 1939 after invading and conquering Poland. The SS authorities
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Gypsies‚ homosexuals‚ etc. being killed‚ ten or twenty or maybe even fifty at a time. Some are burned alive. Some are gassed until death finally kills their immune system. The others take on the cruelest punishment. They’re forced to work in concentration camps where they are split up from their family and children. Children who couldn’t work were forced to death‚ some mothers coming along with their children if they refused to cooperate with giving their kids up. We ask ourselves‚ what made these
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