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The main site at Auschwitz was over 40 square kilometres in total.
Auschwitz comprised of 3 main camps and 45 sub-camps.
Numbers of people sent to the camps are estimated to be, at least, well over a million Jews from all the countries of occupied Europe, over 140,000 Poles (mostly political prisoners), approximately 20,000 Gypsies, over 10,000 Soviet prisoners of war, and thousands of prisoners of other nationalities. The majority of the Jewish deportees died in the gas chambers immediately after arrival. The estimated total number of victims killed is 1.1 million.
The overall size including the Sub Camps is over 60 square miles, this also Include the factories near Auschwitz.
Auschwitz II - that is the Birkenau section of the Auschwitz complex of camps - was a little over one square mile in area. It did not need to be enormous as, from March 1942 most new arrivals were gassed as soon as practical. Birkenau also housed the women's camp.
The size of the 3 main Auschwitz camp is 25 square miles so an area of 625 miles
In 1940 it was built to accommodate about 16,000 prisoners, but it was later expanded.
'Zone of Intrest' was 40 km sq that would make it 430,556,416.66 sq ft or
15.44 sq mi
the smallest was about half a metre by half a metre, the largest could hold a couple of thousand people.
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What are the names of the 3 main camps including Auschwitz?
Auschwitz I Stammlager, Auschwitz II Birkenau and Auschwitz III Monowitz
How many parts did Auschwitz have?
It had 3 sections. Auschwitz-I, which served as a working camp. Auschwitz II-Birkenau, the death camp. Auschwitz-III, it was used to provide slave labor to the nearby industry.
What are the 3 parts of Auschwitz called?
Auschwitz had 3 big 'main' camps. They were called Auschwitz I, Auschwitz Birkenau and Auschwitz Monowitz. Monowitz was really a sub camp which was commonly used and when expanded did become as part of the main camps. Out of the lot, Auschwitz Birkenau was the biggest and most feared of as this part was about Extermination when the Final Solution was putted in place.
Was Auschwitz the main camp?
From early 1942 Auschwitz operated as both. The only other camp that served as both a concentration camp and extermination camp was Majdanek.
Who establised Auschwitz?
Auschwitz was established by Heinrich Himmler.
What are the names of the 3 main camps including Auschwitz?
Auschwitz I Stammlager, Auschwitz II Birkenau and Auschwitz III Monowitz
How big is Auschwitz?
The size of Auschwitz was 40 sq Kilometers = 15.4441 Sq Miles. If you include all sub-camps, factories and working area then total of 60 Sq Kilometers or 23.166 Sq Miles.
Where was Auschwitz-Birkenau established?
Auschwitz Birkenau was established at Auschwitz but Auschwitz is now called Oświęcim.
Where was the extermination camp Auschwitz?
Auschwitz I- Birkenau
How many parts did Auschwitz have?
It had 3 sections. Auschwitz-I, which served as a working camp. Auschwitz II-Birkenau, the death camp. Auschwitz-III, it was used to provide slave labor to the nearby industry.
What are the 3 parts of Auschwitz called?
Auschwitz had 3 big 'main' camps. They were called Auschwitz I, Auschwitz Birkenau and Auschwitz Monowitz. Monowitz was really a sub camp which was commonly used and when expanded did become as part of the main camps. Out of the lot, Auschwitz Birkenau was the biggest and most feared of as this part was about Extermination when the Final Solution was putted in place.
Was Auschwitz the main camp?
From early 1942 Auschwitz operated as both. The only other camp that served as both a concentration camp and extermination camp was Majdanek.
Where was Auschwitz death camp?
Auschwitz is located in Poland.
Who establised Auschwitz?
Auschwitz was established by Heinrich Himmler.
Who was commandment of Auschwitz?
The Commandant of Auschwitz was Rudolf Hoess.
Where their any more places like Auschwitz?
No other concentration camp at the time, before or after the war has never meet to the complex of Auschwitz. Auschwitz was the size of 4,000 acres of land. This included the 3 main camps and 48 sub camps. During the war, the only camps that was very worse were Treblinka, Sobibor, Bergen Belsen, Belzec, Chelmno and Ebensee. Overall, there were few extermination camps like Auschwitz but no way as complex.
The largest Nazi death camp was located at?
Auschwitz and it was located in Nazi-Occupied Poland.
