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In the system of [[Nazi concentration camps]], the '''Auschwitz Concentration Camp''' was the largest, both as an [[extermination camp|killing facility]] and slave labor camp. It was in service between 1940 and 1945, built on the suggestion of [[Erich von dem Bach-Zelewski]], [[Higher SS and Police Leader]] for southeastern Poland. <ref>{{citation | In the system of [[Nazi concentration camps]], the '''Auschwitz Concentration Camp''' was the largest, both as an [[extermination camp|killing facility]] and slave labor camp. Estimates vary, but conservatively, 2 million people died there. | ||
It was in service between 1940 and 1945, built on the suggestion of [[Erich von dem Bach-Zelewski]], [[Higher SS and Police Leader]] for southeastern Poland. <ref>{{citation | |||
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[[Rudolf Hoess]], who had commanded [[Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp]], was selected as the first Auschwitz commandant. | [[Rudolf Hoess]], who had commanded [[Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp]], was selected as the first Auschwitz commandant. | ||
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==Liberation== | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Revision as of 06:00, 9 November 2010
In the system of Nazi concentration camps, the Auschwitz Concentration Camp was the largest, both as an killing facility and slave labor camp. Estimates vary, but conservatively, 2 million people died there.
It was in service between 1940 and 1945, built on the suggestion of Erich von dem Bach-Zelewski, Higher SS and Police Leader for southeastern Poland. [1] It has been designated a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, under the name ""Auschwitz Birkenau - German Nazi Concentration and Extermination Camp (1940-1945)".[2]
Establishment
Rudolf Hoess, who had commanded Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp, was selected as the first Auschwitz commandant.
Organization
Operations
Liberation
References
- ↑ Auschwitz Concentration Camp: The Historical Timeline, Holocaust Research Project
- ↑ World Heritage Committee approves Auschwitz name change, UNESCO