In November of 1943, Auschwitz-Birkenau and Auschwitz-Monowitz were made into independent camps, while Auschwitz I remained the headquarters of the SS offices. However in November of 1944, Auschwitz II and Auschwitz I were reunified. While Auschwitz III was renamed "Monowitz concentration camp."
Auschwitz I
Auschwitz I was built to fulfill three different purposes:
1... To imprison the accused enemies of "the Nazi regime and the German occupation."
2... To have forced laborers available when needed.
3... To serve as a facility to exterminate groups targeted by the Nazis.
-Auschwitz I was equipped with a crematorium and a gas chamber, like most concentration camps.
-Here, medical experiments were carried out in Barrack 10 (the hospital). These false scientific experiments were carried out on infants, twins, dwarves, and adults.
-Auschwitz-Birkenau was a main part in the plan to kill European Jews.
-When the SS got word that the Soviet forces were advancing towards the camps, they began to evacuate. (Thousands were killed before they began the marches.)
-SS officials killed off hundreds of prisoners in Blechhammer, a sub camp in Auschwitz-Monowitz.
-January 27, 1945, the Soviet army liberated about 7000 prisoners from all three of the Auschwitz camps. The majority were sick and dying.
**It has been determined that 1.3 million people were taken to Auschwitz between 1940-1945. 1.1 million were murdered at the camps.
"Auschwitz." United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. 10 June, 2013. Web.<http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/article.php?ModuleId=10005189>
1... To imprison the accused enemies of "the Nazi regime and the German occupation."
2... To have forced laborers available when needed.
3... To serve as a facility to exterminate groups targeted by the Nazis.
-Auschwitz I was equipped with a crematorium and a gas chamber, like most concentration camps.
-Here, medical experiments were carried out in Barrack 10 (the hospital). These false scientific experiments were carried out on infants, twins, dwarves, and adults.
Auschwitz II
-Out of all of the Auschwitz camps, Birkenau (Auschwitz II) had the largest population.-Auschwitz-Birkenau was a main part in the plan to kill European Jews.
Deportation
-About "1.1 million Jews were deported to Auschwitz."
-The majority of arrivals at Birkenau were determined to be unfit and were immediately sent to the gas chambers.
Auschwitz III
-Auschwitz III, also known as Buna or Monowitz, was established to be a labor camp.
-It was mostly used to make rubber and fuels.
Liberation
-The liberation of the Auschwitz camps took place in mid-January, 1945.-When the SS got word that the Soviet forces were advancing towards the camps, they began to evacuate. (Thousands were killed before they began the marches.)
-SS officials killed off hundreds of prisoners in Blechhammer, a sub camp in Auschwitz-Monowitz.
-January 27, 1945, the Soviet army liberated about 7000 prisoners from all three of the Auschwitz camps. The majority were sick and dying.
**It has been determined that 1.3 million people were taken to Auschwitz between 1940-1945. 1.1 million were murdered at the camps.
"Auschwitz." United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. 10 June, 2013. Web.<http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/article.php?ModuleId=10005189>
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