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Auschwitz I. Main exhibition. The model of gas chamber and crematorium II. The crematorium, located on the ground level, was designed by the Topf und Söhne company from Erfurt and was equipped with five 3-muffle ovens connected to one chimney. According to the producers, the ovens could burn 1,440 corpses every 24 hours. Undressing space & 210 sq. meters gas chamber were located underground. Zyklon B was thrown through the holes in the ceiling into special wire mesh columns. ▶ A short video about gas chambers and crematoria of the Auschwitz camp: --- Video:

Auschwitz I. Main exhibition. The model of gas chamber and crematorium II. The crematorium, located on the ground level, was designed by the Topf und Söhne company from Erfurt and was equipped with five 3-muffle ovens connected to one chimney. According to the producers, the ovens could burn 1,440 corpses every 24 hours. Undressing space & 210 sq. meters gas chamber were located underground. Zyklon B was thrown through the holes in the ceiling into special wire mesh columns. ▶ A short video about gas chambers and crematoria of the Auschwitz camp: --- Video:

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The platform and rail spur inside Auschwitz II-Birkenau, which was put into operation in May 1944. Jews who were deported to the camp underwent the arrival selection there made by SS doctors. Most of them were immediately murdered in gas chambers. Video:

The platform and rail spur inside Auschwitz II-Birkenau, which was put into operation in May 1944. Jews who were deported to the camp underwent the arrival selection there made by SS doctors. Most of them were immediately murdered in gas chambers. Video:

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A brick barracks for prisoners at Auschwitz II-Birkenau camp. Inside, there were 60 brick partitions, each with three levels of bunks, creating in total 180 bunks. Usually four people slept on each bunk, but when the camp was overcrowded, this number increased. According to SS plans, each of these barracks was to house over 700 prisoners. Initially, these blocks had dirt floors, but with time, these were covered with a layer of bricks or concrete. — Video:

A brick barracks for prisoners at Auschwitz II-Birkenau camp. Inside, there were 60 brick partitions, each with three levels of bunks, creating in total 180 bunks. Usually four people slept on each bunk, but when the camp was overcrowded, this number increased. According to SS plans, each of these barracks was to house over 700 prisoners. Initially, these blocks had dirt floors, but with time, these were covered with a layer of bricks or concrete. — Video:

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Some 232,000 children and adolescents were deported to the German Nazi concentration and extermination camp Auschwitz, of whom about 216,000 were Jews, 11,000 Roma, about 3,000 Poles, more than a thousand Belorussians, and several hundred Russians, Ukrainians, and others. In total, about 23,000 children and adolescents were registered in the camp, of whom about 700 were liberated at Auschwitz on 27 January 1945. A room in Block 6 at the Auschwitz I site dedicated to the fate of children in Auschwitz. (video:

Some 232,000 children and adolescents were deported to the German Nazi concentration and extermination camp Auschwitz, of whom about 216,000 were Jews, 11,000 Roma, about 3,000 Poles, more than a thousand Belorussians, and several hundred Russians, Ukrainians, and others. In total, about 23,000 children and adolescents were registered in the camp, of whom about 700 were liberated at Auschwitz on 27 January 1945. A room in Block 6 at the Auschwitz I site dedicated to the fate of children in Auschwitz. (video:

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One of the symbols of the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the German Nazi concentration and extermination camp Auschwitz will be a freight train car, which will be placed directly in front of the main gate of Auschwitz II-Birkenau camp. Since 2009, this train car has stood in the middle of the unloading ramp at the former Birkenau camp, at the site where SS doctors conducted selections of deported Jews, directing most of them to their deaths in the gas chambers. This train car originated from Germany. Between 1919-25, over 120,000 wagons of this type were manufactured. Many of them were used to deport people to Auschwitz, as confirmed by documents and archival photographs. The train car is dedicated to the memory of about 420,000 Jews from Hungary who were deported to Auschwitz from May to July 1944. Its conservation was made possible thanks to financial support from Frank Lowy, whose father, Hugo, was killed in the camp.

One of the symbols of the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the German Nazi concentration and extermination camp Auschwitz will be a freight train car, which will be placed directly in front of the main gate of Auschwitz II-Birkenau camp. Since 2009, this train car has stood in the middle of the unloading ramp at the former Birkenau camp, at the site where SS doctors conducted selections of deported Jews, directing most of them to their deaths in the gas chambers. This train car originated from Germany. Between 1919-25, over 120,000 wagons of this type were manufactured. Many of them were used to deport people to Auschwitz, as confirmed by documents and archival photographs. The train car is dedicated to the memory of about 420,000 Jews from Hungary who were deported to Auschwitz from May to July 1944. Its conservation was made possible thanks to financial support from Frank Lowy, whose father, Hugo, was killed in the camp.

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🎥 Registration photographs of women who were registered at Auschwitz as prisoners. In total, about 131,000 women were registered: the majority were Jewish (82,000), Polish (31,000), and Romani (11,000). --- Our podcast: Registration photos: Women at Auschwitz: --- Video:

🎥 Registration photographs of women who were registered at Auschwitz as prisoners. In total, about 131,000 women were registered: the majority were Jewish (82,000), Polish (31,000), and Romani (11,000). --- Our podcast: Registration photos: Women at Auschwitz: --- Video:

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Auschwitz I site -) ‚Arbeit macht frei’ gate -) barbed wire fences of the camp -) Block 14 - one of the blocks for prisoners Auschwitz II-Birkenau -) barbed wire fences and remains of fence posts -) a railcar standing at the unloading and selection platform Watch our short video about the history of the camp: — Photos by:

Auschwitz I site -) ‚Arbeit macht frei’ gate -) barbed wire fences of the camp -) Block 14 - one of the blocks for prisoners Auschwitz II-Birkenau -) barbed wire fences and remains of fence posts -) a railcar standing at the unloading and selection platform Watch our short video about the history of the camp: — Photos by:

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📷 The double barbed-wire fences of the Auschwitz I camp. The electrified fences were part of the camp's security system, created to make any escape impossible. Behind the fences are brick barracks for prisoners. A short video about the history of the Auschwitz camp: --- Video:

📷 The double barbed-wire fences of the Auschwitz I camp. The electrified fences were part of the camp's security system, created to make any escape impossible. Behind the fences are brick barracks for prisoners. A short video about the history of the Auschwitz camp: --- Video:

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"Think of doing something good." A fragment of a testimony of Eva Mozes Kor, an Auschwitz survivor, founder of the Candles Museum, recorded on 28 June 2019 at the Auschwitz Memorial Eva passed away six days later, on 4 July 2019.

"Think of doing something good." A fragment of a testimony of Eva Mozes Kor, an Auschwitz survivor, founder of the Candles Museum, recorded on 28 June 2019 at the Auschwitz Memorial Eva passed away six days later, on 4 July 2019.

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Auschwitz I camp was surrounded by a double barbed wire fence installed on 3.3 m high concrete posts. Under the fence, approx. Concrete slabs were put 1 meter deep to prevent the prisoners from digging tunnels. The SS men guarded the camp perimeter using several watch towers, 7 and 11 meters high.

Auschwitz I camp was surrounded by a double barbed wire fence installed on 3.3 m high concrete posts. Under the fence, approx. Concrete slabs were put 1 meter deep to prevent the prisoners from digging tunnels. The SS men guarded the camp perimeter using several watch towers, 7 and 11 meters high.

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642,900 views • 1 year ago

On January 27, 2025, join us in commemorating the 80th anniversary of the liberation of #Auschwitz. We encourage schools and institutions to use our live broadcast. It will be available with English translation on the Auschwitz Museum’s YouTube channel: Listen to an invitation by the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum director, Dr. Piotr M. A. Cywiński. Let’s come together to remember the past and inspire a more responsible future. --- #Auschwitz80

On January 27, 2025, join us in commemorating the 80th anniversary of the liberation of #Auschwitz. We encourage schools and institutions to use our live broadcast. It will be available with English translation on the Auschwitz Museum’s YouTube channel: Listen to an invitation by the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum director, Dr. Piotr M. A. Cywiński. Let’s come together to remember the past and inspire a more responsible future. --- #Auschwitz80

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489,288 views • 1 year ago

Auschwitz Survivors commemorated the 86th anniversary of the deportation of the first group of Polish prisoners to the camp. This moment marked the beginning of the operation of this German Nazi concentration camp, which later became also an extermination center.

Auschwitz Survivors commemorated the 86th anniversary of the deportation of the first group of Polish prisoners to the camp. This moment marked the beginning of the operation of this German Nazi concentration camp, which later became also an extermination center.

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19 May 1944 | 9-year-old Anna Maria (Settela) Steinbach was deported together with 244 other Roma from Westerbork to Auschwitz. She was filmed by Rudolf Breslauer. Setella was murdered in Auschwitz together with her mother, two brothers, two sisters, aunt & two nephews. The Roma people were considered enemies of the Third Reich, condemned to be isolated and ultimately murdered. Some 23,000 Roma & Sinti were incarcerated in Auschwitz. 91 percent of them were murdered in the camp.

19 May 1944 | 9-year-old Anna Maria (Settela) Steinbach was deported together with 244 other Roma from Westerbork to Auschwitz. She was filmed by Rudolf Breslauer. Setella was murdered in Auschwitz together with her mother, two brothers, two sisters, aunt & two nephews. The Roma people were considered enemies of the Third Reich, condemned to be isolated and ultimately murdered. Some 23,000 Roma & Sinti were incarcerated in Auschwitz. 91 percent of them were murdered in the camp.

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#Newpodcast The Auschwitz camp was liberated on January 27, 1945, by soldiers of the Red Army. Well-known are the scenes captured by Soviet cameramen, which, although not showing the exact moment of liberation, are important documents revealing the crimes committed by the Germans in Auschwitz. It is essential to remember that some of the film material was created for propaganda purposes. Edyta Chowaniec from the Film Archive of the Museum explains the circumstances of the creation of the so-called Auschwitz Liberation Chronicle. Listen to the podcast: --- We wish to thank Jonathan Jetter from the Right Angle Productions & Brooke Stocken for their help in production of the English version of the podcast.

#Newpodcast The Auschwitz camp was liberated on January 27, 1945, by soldiers of the Red Army. Well-known are the scenes captured by Soviet cameramen, which, although not showing the exact moment of liberation, are important documents revealing the crimes committed by the Germans in Auschwitz. It is essential to remember that some of the film material was created for propaganda purposes. Edyta Chowaniec from the Film Archive of the Museum explains the circumstances of the creation of the so-called Auschwitz Liberation Chronicle. Listen to the podcast: --- We wish to thank Jonathan Jetter from the Right Angle Productions & Brooke Stocken for their help in production of the English version of the podcast.

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14 June 1940 | The Germans transferred a group of 728 Polish men from the prison in Tarnów to the newly established Auschwitz concentration camp. The group included soldiers of the September campaign, members of independence underground organisations, school pupils and students, and a small group of Polish Jews. They were given numbers from 31 to 758. This event is considered to be the beginning of the operation of this German Nazi concentration camp that less than two years later was transformed and also became an extermination camp. Of the 728 deported prisoners deported on 14 June 1940, 325 survived the war, 292 perished, while the fate of 111 is unknown to date. 223 registration photographs of them are preserved in the Archives of the Auschwitz Memorial. In the video below, you can see all of them.

14 June 1940 | The Germans transferred a group of 728 Polish men from the prison in Tarnów to the newly established Auschwitz concentration camp. The group included soldiers of the September campaign, members of independence underground organisations, school pupils and students, and a small group of Polish Jews. They were given numbers from 31 to 758. This event is considered to be the beginning of the operation of this German Nazi concentration camp that less than two years later was transformed and also became an extermination camp. Of the 728 deported prisoners deported on 14 June 1940, 325 survived the war, 292 perished, while the fate of 111 is unknown to date. 223 registration photographs of them are preserved in the Archives of the Auschwitz Memorial. In the video below, you can see all of them.

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Auschwitz II-Birkenau. The Gate of Death, with the main watchtower which gives an overview of this vast historical site.

Auschwitz II-Birkenau. The Gate of Death, with the main watchtower which gives an overview of this vast historical site.

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📷 The ruins of the gas chamber and crematorium II at the Auschwitz II-Birkenau site. The remains of the crematorium hall. The crematorium was equipped with five 3-muffle ovens that could burn 1,440 corpses every 24 hours. ▶ Watch a short video about gas chambers and crematoria of the Auschwitz camp: --- Video:

📷 The ruins of the gas chamber and crematorium II at the Auschwitz II-Birkenau site. The remains of the crematorium hall. The crematorium was equipped with five 3-muffle ovens that could burn 1,440 corpses every 24 hours. ▶ Watch a short video about gas chambers and crematoria of the Auschwitz camp: --- Video:

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The former Auschwitz I camp. The fences of the prisoner compound and the 'Arbeit macht frei' gate area.

The former Auschwitz I camp. The fences of the prisoner compound and the 'Arbeit macht frei' gate area.

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Impressions of the Auschwitz I site by Watch a short video about the expansion of Auschwitz I camp: — A visit to the Auschwitz Memorial is far more than a history lesson. It is a profound personal experience that should inspire reflection on our individual moral responsibility for the world we live in. Entry cards: If you took photographs or videos during your visit to the Memorial and would like to share them with others, you are welcome to send them to us in a Direct Message.

Impressions of the Auschwitz I site by Watch a short video about the expansion of Auschwitz I camp: — A visit to the Auschwitz Memorial is far more than a history lesson. It is a profound personal experience that should inspire reflection on our individual moral responsibility for the world we live in. Entry cards: If you took photographs or videos during your visit to the Memorial and would like to share them with others, you are welcome to send them to us in a Direct Message.

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Auschwitz I. Block 10 A block in which, from April 1943, the gynecologist Carl Clauberg’s experimental station was located. From 150 to 400 Jewish women were quartered there, and he conducted sterilization experiments on them. They were officially listed in the camp records as “female prisoners for experimentation.” Some of them died during the experiments, and many were specially put to death for autopsy purposes. The windows of the building, looking out on the courtyard of Block 11 where the Death Wall was located, were permanently covered with wooden panels so that the women could not observe the executions taking place there. In May 1944, the experimental station was moved to the so called camp extension. This historical building awaits a conservation process.

Auschwitz I. Block 10 A block in which, from April 1943, the gynecologist Carl Clauberg’s experimental station was located. From 150 to 400 Jewish women were quartered there, and he conducted sterilization experiments on them. They were officially listed in the camp records as “female prisoners for experimentation.” Some of them died during the experiments, and many were specially put to death for autopsy purposes. The windows of the building, looking out on the courtyard of Block 11 where the Death Wall was located, were permanently covered with wooden panels so that the women could not observe the executions taking place there. In May 1944, the experimental station was moved to the so called camp extension. This historical building awaits a conservation process.

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"On Auschwitz" podcast: the film chronicle of liberation of Auschwitz The Auschwitz camp was liberated on January 27, 1945, by soldiers of the Red Army. Well-known are the scenes captured by Soviet cameramen, which, although not showing the exact moment of liberation, are important documents revealing the crimes committed by the Germans in Auschwitz. It is essential to remember that some of the film material was created for propaganda purposes. Edyta Chowaniec from the Film Archive of the Museum explains the circumstances of the creation of the so-called Auschwitz Liberation Chronicle. Listen to the podcast: --- We wish to thank Jonathan Jetter from the Right Angle Productions & Brooke Stocken for their help in production of the English version of the podcast.

"On Auschwitz" podcast: the film chronicle of liberation of Auschwitz The Auschwitz camp was liberated on January 27, 1945, by soldiers of the Red Army. Well-known are the scenes captured by Soviet cameramen, which, although not showing the exact moment of liberation, are important documents revealing the crimes committed by the Germans in Auschwitz. It is essential to remember that some of the film material was created for propaganda purposes. Edyta Chowaniec from the Film Archive of the Museum explains the circumstances of the creation of the so-called Auschwitz Liberation Chronicle. Listen to the podcast: --- We wish to thank Jonathan Jetter from the Right Angle Productions & Brooke Stocken for their help in production of the English version of the podcast.

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Inside a brick barracks for prisoners at Auschwitz II-Birkenau. Sixty brick partitions, each with three levels of bunks, created 180 bunks, on each of which four people were to sleep. According to SS plans, each of these barracks was to house over 700 prisoners. Initially, these blocks had dirt floors, but with time, they were covered with a layer of bricks or concrete. (Video:

Inside a brick barracks for prisoners at Auschwitz II-Birkenau. Sixty brick partitions, each with three levels of bunks, created 180 bunks, on each of which four people were to sleep. According to SS plans, each of these barracks was to house over 700 prisoners. Initially, these blocks had dirt floors, but with time, they were covered with a layer of bricks or concrete. (Video:

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The platform and rail spur inside Auschwitz II-Birkenau, which was put into operation in May 1944. Jews who were deported to the camp underwent the arrival selection there made by SS doctors. Most of them were immediately murdered in gas chambers. ▶ Watch a video about the ramps of the camp:

The platform and rail spur inside Auschwitz II-Birkenau, which was put into operation in May 1944. Jews who were deported to the camp underwent the arrival selection there made by SS doctors. Most of them were immediately murdered in gas chambers. ▶ Watch a video about the ramps of the camp:

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The gallows in front of the camp kitchen building at Auschwitz I site. On 19 July 1943, 12 Polish prisoners from the surveying unit were executed there. They were condemned for helping three other prisoners from the surveying squad in their escape in mid-January 1943. They were: Stanisław Stawiński (No. 6569), Czesław Marcisz (No. 26891), Janusz Skrzetuski-Pogonowski (No. 253), Edmund Sikorski (No. 25419), Jerzy Woźniak (No. 35650), Józef Wojtyga (No. 24740), Zbigniew Foltański (No. 41664), Bogusław Ohrt (No. 367), Leon Rajzer (No. 399), Tadeusz Rapacz (No. 36043), Józef Gancarz (No. 24538) and Mieczysław Kulikowski (No. 25404). The nooses were placed around the necks of the prisoners. The camp commandant Rudolf Höss stepped forward from the group of SS men present and started to read the sentences. He did not finish. Janusz Skrzetuski, as an expression of protest, pushed away the stool on which he was standing and hanged himself. SS officers then ran to the condemned men, yanked the stools from under their feet, and finished the execution.

The gallows in front of the camp kitchen building at Auschwitz I site. On 19 July 1943, 12 Polish prisoners from the surveying unit were executed there. They were condemned for helping three other prisoners from the surveying squad in their escape in mid-January 1943. They were: Stanisław Stawiński (No. 6569), Czesław Marcisz (No. 26891), Janusz Skrzetuski-Pogonowski (No. 253), Edmund Sikorski (No. 25419), Jerzy Woźniak (No. 35650), Józef Wojtyga (No. 24740), Zbigniew Foltański (No. 41664), Bogusław Ohrt (No. 367), Leon Rajzer (No. 399), Tadeusz Rapacz (No. 36043), Józef Gancarz (No. 24538) and Mieczysław Kulikowski (No. 25404). The nooses were placed around the necks of the prisoners. The camp commandant Rudolf Höss stepped forward from the group of SS men present and started to read the sentences. He did not finish. Janusz Skrzetuski, as an expression of protest, pushed away the stool on which he was standing and hanged himself. SS officers then ran to the condemned men, yanked the stools from under their feet, and finished the execution.

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105,139 views • 1 year ago

In the early hours of 1 September 1939 Germany's Luftwaffe started bombarding the Polish town of Wieluń. The attack is considered to be the first war crime committed by Nazi Germany in World War II. Bombs destroyed ca. 70 percent of the town's buildings.

In the early hours of 1 September 1939 Germany's Luftwaffe started bombarding the Polish town of Wieluń. The attack is considered to be the first war crime committed by Nazi Germany in World War II. Bombs destroyed ca. 70 percent of the town's buildings.

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109,112 views • 1 year ago

In the early hours of 1 September 1939, Germany's Luftwaffe started bombarding the Polish town of Wieluń. The attack is considered to be the first war crime committed by Nazi Germany in World War II. Bombs destroyed ca. 70 percent of the town's buildings. Video:

In the early hours of 1 September 1939, Germany's Luftwaffe started bombarding the Polish town of Wieluń. The attack is considered to be the first war crime committed by Nazi Germany in World War II. Bombs destroyed ca. 70 percent of the town's buildings. Video:

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46,965 views • 11 months ago