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Who was held in Auschwitz?

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Anyone the Nazi's wanted to get rid of - old people, insane people, crippled people, catholics, polish people etc. And of course Jews. Lots and lots of Jews.

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Mostly jews but in the camp their was some Soviet POWS, Romas and Gypsies

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The people who were mainly kept at the concentration camps were jews.

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It was Jews the Polish and homosexuals

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criminals, undesireables

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The vast majority were Jews and Gypsies.

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