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Auschwitz Camp Established

  • Auschwitz Camp Established

    Auschwitz Camp Established
    The Auschwitz concentration camp complex was the largest of its kind established by the Nazi regime. It included three main camps, all of which deployed incarcerated prisoners at forced labor. One of them also functioned for an extended period as a killing center. The camps were located approximately 37 miles west of Krakow, near the prewar German-Polish border in Upper Silesia, an area that Nazi Germany annexed in 1939 after invading and conquering Poland.
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    When Did This Event Occur

    This event occurred on May 20, 1940