{ Auschwitz Concentration Camp By: Alana Gomez-Solis

{ Being one of the largest concentration camps run by the Nazis, approximately million people lost their lives here during World War II. “Work Makes One Free” The main entrance to the camp (pictured above) had the saying, “Arbeit Macht Frei.” This translates to “Work Makes One Free”

{ Located in South Poland Was originally a prison for Polish inhabitants arrested by German soldiers Expanded into a concentration camp where prisoners were executed, put in gas chambers, tortured, or spared to be used as slaves Location/ Purpose

{{ The majority of gas chambers at Auschwitz could hold roughly 2,000 people. In 1941, the room pictured below was switched from a morgue to a gas chamber, which mainly used for Jews and Soviet Prisoners of War. Gas Chambers

{{ All personal belongings were taken upon arrival. Women with long hair were required to have their heads shaved as they entered the camp. Crutches, prosthetics, and other medical devices used to assist the disabled were taken as well. Arrival

{{ Around 700 people were assigned per barrack Around 700 people were assigned per barrack Each stall contained wooden bunks that were 3 tiers high Each stall contained wooden bunks that were 3 tiers high Rats, vermin, and flies were everywhere throughout the rooms The floors were made of dirt Living Conditions

{ Prisoners were identified by the color of triangle on their uniform: Red– Political Green– Professional Criminals Black– Asocial Purple– Catholic Clergy Pink– Homosexual Yellow Star – Jewish Violet– Jehovah Witnesses “Nothing but a Color”

{ Prisoners were often forced to walk several miles each day, often times while getting shot Packed in extremely tight freight trains Undressed, shaved, and given new clothes upon arrival Prisoners were treated like animals, not people Twins were used for horrid medical experiments Real Life Horror Stories

  “Thou shalt not be a victim, thou shalt not be a perpetrator, but, above all, thou shalt not be a bystander.” ― Yehuda BauerYehuda Bauer