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This article is from the Holocaust FAQ, by Ken McVay kmcvay@nizkor.org with numerous contributions by others.

03 Geographic Location (Holocaust: Auschwitz)

AUSCHWITZ: (Polish: Oswiecim) Located approximately 60km (37mi)
west of Krakow, in Eastern Upper Silesia, which was annexed to
Nazi Germany following the defeat of Poland, in September, 1939.
Site of Nazi death camp. The first camp was built shortly after
Poland's defeat, in a suburb of Oswiecim (Zasole), and held
about 10,000 prisoners. The second site, known as Auschwitz II,
or Birkenau, was located 3km from the original camp. Construction
began in October 1941, and, according to Dr. Franciszek Piper, of
the Muzeum Oswiecim, never completed.

 

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