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Auschwitz in red and black
Auschwitz (Poland) has become a symbol of terror, genocide and the Holocaust. The German forces occupying Poland during World War II, established in May 27, 1940 on the orders of Heinrich Himmler a concentration camp on the outskirts of the town Oswiecim. The Germans called the town Auschwitz which also gave its name to the nearby death camp. Over the next few years it was expanded into three main camps: Auschwitz I, Auschwitz II - Birkenau, Auschwitz III - Monowitz and more than 40 lesser camps. The number of victims was approximately one million, only 667 prisoners escaped; 270 were recaptured and executed. Those who were not evacuated where liberated by the Red Army on January 27, 1945…60 years ago.
"In memory of those who were sacrificed for the greed of power and for human stupidity, that their pain might not be useless and that we will be ready to learn out of history."
(Source: Kohl, Robert/ Siegel, Petra/ Neiß, Andreas: Auschwitz - Endstation Vernichtung). 1993-07-07.
