Auschwitz is one of the places I have wanted to visit. I
know it will make me sad to see but I think with all the history that goes into
this location it is a must see. Last year I visited Dachau in Germany and it
was an emotional experience. There’s no doubt that this is a sad experience to
have but it is also powerful. I have learned about concentration camps for
years but after visiting one it becomes so real.
Auschwitz is located in Poland and was established May,
1940. Auschwitz was divided into three major camps: Auschwitz I (Stammlager),
Auschwitz II (Birkenau) and Auschwitz III (Monowitz). Auschwitz-Birkenau was
established as the extermination camp; there were two gas chambers at this
camp. Auschwitz-Birkenau was the most notorious killing site of all time (Auschwitz-Birkenau).
After doing some research I found some history of the
Auschwitz-Birkenau Death Camp. In 1939 Hitler annexed the old Polish town of
Oswiecim to his Thrid Reich as Auschwitz. Only a short year later the Nazis
started the conversion of the town’s abandoned barracks into a concentration
camp. The first inmates arrived in 1940. In 1942, trainloads of European Jews
started to come to Birkenau. Most of them were immediately killed in the
Birkenau gas chambers (Auschwitz Death Camp). Horrible things happened at
Auschwitz until finally in January 1945 Auschwitz was closed down.
After reading more about Auschwitz I am excited to go
visit because being there in person will help me learn even more.
References:
Auschwitz-Birkenau. "Auschwitz-Birkenau
Extermination Camp (Poland)." Auschwitz-Birkenau Extermination Camp
(Poland). N.p., n.d. Web. 12 May 2013.
“Auschwitz Death Camp." Auschwitz. N.p., n.d.
Web. 17 May 2013.
Photo References:
http://www.goingwithmygut.com/.a/6a00e55404668688330120a5f875bf970c-pi
http://www.bluespotphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/galleries/post-1849/full/Auschwitz-Birkenau,%20Krakow,%20Poland.jpg
This picture is so powerful...
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