Auschwitz I
This place was the original concentration camp in the area of Oświęcim, Poland, and served as the administrative center for the entire complex that was eventually constructed.
Auschwitz II-Birkenau
This was a vast extermination camp. The construction of this place began in October, 1941, and continued until the entire area was evacuated.
Crematoria
These places were great ovens in which the corpses of the murdered were burned to ash. Most of the these were destroyed in November, 1945, in a Nazi attempt to cover up the scale of the holocaust.
Zyklon B
This was the trade name of an insecticide used by Nazi Germany to perform mass murder by gassing.
Truncheons and Small-bore, Silenced Rifles
These alternate methods were often used to execute prisoners.
Medical Experimentation
This process was performed upon inmates under the guise of science.
Canada
This was a colloquial name bestowed upon that...
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