What was the purpose of the Auschwitz camp?

Auschwitz, also known as Auschwitz-Birkenau, opened in 1940 and was the largest of the Nazi concentration and death camps. ... read more

The majority of Auschwitz victims died at Birkenau.More than 40 smaller facilities, called subcamps, dotted the landscape and served as slave-labor camps. The largest of these subcamps, Monowitz, also known as Auschwitz III, began operating in 1942 and housed some 10,000 prisoners. read more

Auschwitz 1 was put into use in May 1940. At first, the Nazis used it as a prison-, concentration- and work camp. The first official prisoners were Polish politic prisoners. In november 1940, the first executions were carried out. During the first year of Auschwitz 1, prisoners were forced to build the camp, 6 days a week for 11 hours per day. read more

The extermination camp was located in Auschwitz II, also called Birkenau, and the Auschwitz complex as a whole is sometimes referred to as Auschwitz-Birkenau . ___ Auschwitz I was a very harsh concentration camp (forced labour camp) in Nazi occupied Poland during the World War 2. read more