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Schutzstaffel, Known at the SS, open Auschwitz
Read the article SS and answer the following questions.
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Sachsenhausen Transfer Prisoners to Auschwitz
- What types of prisoners were held a Sachsenhausen?
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Hard Labor is Enforced at the Camp
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Zyklon B Gas Used for the First Time
- Open article on Zyklon B gas and scroll to section on Auschwitz. and answer the following questions: a. Which groups was Zyklon B gas used on to see if it would work? b. How many prisoners were killed on this day? c. Why did the Nazis decide to continue using Zyklon B gas? d. How many Jews were killed each day at Auschwitz using Zyklon B gas?
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150,000 Jews Were Transported to Auschwitz
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e first transport of Jews from Bytom (Beuthen) in German arrives in Auschwitz and are immediately gassed