🌳 Auschwitz II

Poland · Europe · 50.04°N, 19.18°E

Auschwitz, also known as Oświęcim, was a complex of over 40 concentration and extermination camps operated by Nazi Germany in occupied Poland during World War II and the Holocaust. It consisted of Auschwitz I, the main camp (Stammlager) in Oświęcim; Auschwitz II-Birkenau, a concentration and extermination camp with gas chambers, Auschwitz III-Monowitz, a labour camp for the chemical conglomerate IG Farben, and dozens of subcamps.

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Country	Poland
Continent / region	Europe
Coordinates (approx.)	50.04°N, 19.18°E · view on map

Auschwitz II is located in Poland, in Europe.

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