Auschwitz II in Poland
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Above picture: The infamous entrance building to the Auschwitz II (Birkenau) death camp in Oswiecim.
The camp was built by Nazi Germany in occupied Poland during World War II. Over 1 million people died at
this camp and surrounding satellite camps. The vast majority of the victims were Jews, but some Poles, Roma,
and other Eastern European ethnic groups were also included. Following the war, the Polish Government decided
to preserve part of the camp complex as a memorial museum.
Above picture: Barracks at the Auschwitz II (Birkenau) concentration camp. The camp and surrounding satellite camps were built by Nazi Germany in occupied Poland during World War II. Following the war, the Polish Government established a memorial museum to honor the more than 1 million victims who died at the camp.
Above picture: Entrance to the Auschwitz concentration camp. The slogan over the gate translates as "Work makes you free." At the conclusion of World War II, the Polish Government established a memorial museum to honor the more than 1 million victims who died at this and surrounding camps.
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