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The vast majority were murdered in the complex of gas chambers at Auschwitz II-Birkenau camp. Six million Jewish people died in the Holocaust - the Nazi campaign to eradicate Europe's...
Visiting. Permanent Exhibition. Gas chamber I. Auschwitz I, Crematorium I and the first gas chamber. This object is preserved in its original state to a large degree. Crematorium I operated from August 1940 in a prewar army barracks storage building adapted for its new function.
Sam Itzkowitz describes the gas chambers in Auschwitz. The Germans invaded Poland in September 1939. When Makow was occupied, Sam fled to Soviet territory. He returned to Makow for provisions, but was forced to remain in the ghetto. In 1942, he was deported to Auschwitz.
During the Holocaust, however, Nazi Germany employed gas chambers for the purpose of killing Jews and other targeted groups. The chambers were established at concentration camps and usually disguised as bathhouses. Men, women, and children were herded naked into the chambers after being told that they were going to take showers.
The first gassings —of Soviet and Polish prisoners—took place in block 11 of Auschwitz I around August 1941. Construction of Auschwitz II began the following month, and from 1942 until late 1944 freight trains delivered Jews from all over German-occupied Europe to its gas chambers.
Sam Itzkowitz describes the gas chambers in Auschwitz. The Germans invaded Poland in September 1939. When Makow was occupied, Sam fled to Soviet territory. He returned to Makow for provisions, but was forced to remain in the ghetto. In 1942, he was deported to Auschwitz.
The Auschwitz Album Last Moments before the Gas Chambers. Home; Album. Arrival; Selection; Selected for Slave Labor; Assignment to Slave Labor
