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View of the kitchen barracks, the electrified fence, and the gate at the main camp of Auschwitz (Auschwitz I). [LCID: 50689]
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Auschwitz

Auschwitz (the German name for the Polish city Oświęcim) is perhaps the most well-known Nazi camp complex. There were many camps attached to Auschwitz, including the Auschwitz I concentration camp, Auschwitz-Birkenau killing center, Auschwitz III concentration camp, and numerous subcamps in the surrounding region. Explore more content related to the Auschwitz camp complex during the Holocaust. 

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Auschwitz
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Auschwitz
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Auschwitz
View of a section of the barbed-wire fence and barracks at Auschwitz at the time of the liberation of the camp. [LCID: 11058]
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Auschwitz Camp Complex
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Auschwitz - ID Card/Oral History
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Auschwitz (Abridged Article) - Animated Map/Map
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Auschwitz (Abridged Article) - Photographs
Media Essay
Auschwitz (Abridged Article) - ID Card/Oral History
View of a section of the barbed-wire fence and barracks at Auschwitz at the time of the liberation of the camp. [LCID: 11058]
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Auschwitz at the time of the liberation of the camp
A grainy black and white aerial photo of several rows of long barracks in the snow.
Timeline Event
Auschwitz-Birkenau Camp Established
Media Essay
Auschwitz Camp Complex: Maps
View of the main entrance to the Auschwitz camp: "Arbeit Macht Frei" (Work makes one free). [LCID: 0001]
Timeline Event
Auschwitz Camp Established
Auschwitz environs, summer 1944 [LCID: auc42030]
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Auschwitz environs, summer 1944
Three tall white concrete fence posts cast shadows against a gray wall with a block of lit text between them. The posts look aged and have holes running down the entire length, where wire used to be, with curved ends on the top.
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Auschwitz fence posts and Elie Wiesel quote on display at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
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Fürstengrube
Auschwitz I camp, 1944 [LCID: auc22013]
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Auschwitz I camp, 1944
Auschwitz II (Birkenau) camp, summer 1944 [LCID: auc22023]
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Auschwitz II (Birkenau) camp, summer 1944

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