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What Is Auschwitz Inhumane?

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Although Auschwitz was very creepy, it has interesting location, establishment, and size. To begin, Auschwitz was the largest, most deadly Nazi death camp. Auschwitz is located in a Polish town Oswiecim. What many people don’t know is that Auschwitz was actually three camps in one, a death camp, a labor camp, and a concentration camp. SS Heinrich Himmler ordered Auschwitz in April of 1940. The camp actually opened in June of 1940. Around this time, the population was about 10,900 people. Also, Birkenau was established in 1941. Birkenau got its name because of the Birch trees. An estimated 1,250,000 people died in Birkenau, mostly in the gas chambers. Finally, Auschwitz !!! was a slave labor camp. I.G. Farben and Daimler Benz built factories

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