Auschwitz concentration camp
This, the largest Nazi concentration and extermination camp, was established in June 1940. It was joined in 1941 by Auschwitz II (Birkenau) and in 1942 by Auschwitz III (Monowitz). Between 2.1 and 2.5 million died in the seven gas chambers of the complex.
50.0262, 19.2041
Founding date:
May 1940
Dissolution date:
January-27-1945
Liberated by:
Alternate Name(s):
Auschwitz I
Children: