MEMORIAL AND MUSEUM

AUSCHWITZ-BIRKENAU

FORMER GERMAN NAZI
CONCENTRATION AND EXTERMINATION CAMP

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Ruins of gas chambersRuins of gas chambers
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Ruins of gas chambers blew up by Germans running away from the Soviets in January 1945.
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Murdered before liberationMurdered before liberation
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When the Red Army liberated the camp on January 27, 1945, there were more than 200 bodies killed or died just before the liberation.
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Children after liberationChildren after liberation
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From among 230 000 children deported to KL Auschwitz only 700 were liberated.
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Auschwitz I after liberationAuschwitz I after liberation
Author: Zbigniew Klawender
Auschwitz I after liberation
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Ruins of crematory IIIRuins of crematory III
Author: Stanisław Mucha
Ruins of crematory III
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Property of murdered peopleProperty of murdered people
Author: Stanisław Mucha
Piles of personal belongings left after mass extermination.
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Property of murdered peopleProperty of murdered people
Author: Stanisław Mucha
Piles of personal belongings left after mass extermination.
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Property of murdered peopleProperty of murdered people
Author: Stanisław Mucha
Piles of personal belongings left after mass extermination.
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Property of murdered peopleProperty of murdered people
Author: Stanisław Mucha
Piles of personal belongings left after mass extermination.
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Camp after liberationCamp after liberation
Author: Stanisław Mucha
Camp after liberation
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Camp after liberationCamp after liberation
Author: Stanisław Mucha
Camp after liberation
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Camp after liberationCamp after liberation
Author: Stanisław Mucha
Camp after liberation
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Transportation to hospitalsTransportation to hospitals
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Transportation of prisoners from KL Auschwitz II-Birkenau to hospitals.
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Camp after liberationCamp after liberation
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Camp after liberation
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Birkenau after liberationBirkenau after liberation
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Guards from the then State Museum in Oświęcim standing at the ruins of crematory and gas chamber II (1948).
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Former prisoners leaving field hospitalFormer prisoners leaving field hospital
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Former prisoners, patients of Soviet field hospital, leave the site of the camp after convalescence.
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Liberated prisonersLiberated prisoners
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Liberated prisoners
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View from a watchtowerView from a watchtower
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A view from one of the watchtowers on the camp loundry and Blocks 28 and 27.
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Yard of Block 11Yard of Block 11
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The yard of Block 11 in Auschwitz I before reconstruction of the "Wall of Death".
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Entrance to the MuseumEntrance to the Museum
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The entrance to the Museum from the side of Więźniów Oświęcimia street.
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Monument in BirkenauMonument in Birkenau
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The monument remembering Jewish victims of KL Auschwitz at the end of the unloading ramp in Birkenau.
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Liberated prisonersLiberated prisoners
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Liberated prisoners
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Opening of the MuseumOpening of the Museum
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The ceremony of Museum opening. The then prime minister Józef Cyrankiewicz (former prisoner of KL Auschwitz) is giving a speech.
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Ruins of crematory and gas chamber IIRuins of crematory and gas chamber II
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Ruins of crematory and gas chamber II
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Fragment of the first exhibitionFragment of the first exhibition
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Fragment of the first exhibition
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Hospital for liberated prisonersHospital for liberated prisoners
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Hospital for liberated prisoners
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Sector BIaSector BIa
Author: M. Kieta, May 1946
A fragment of Sector BIa in Birkenau. In the background—the main gate.
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Survived prisonerSurvived prisoner
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Most of the liberated prisoners were in critical condition. For the a Red Cross hospital was created in Auschwitz I.
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Wojana Taus from Jugoslavia and Katarina Beer from the Czech RepublicWojana Taus from Jugoslavia and Katarina Beer from the Czech Republic
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Wojana Taus from Jugoslavia and Katarina Beer from the Czech Republic
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