Auschwitz-Birkenau, close to the city of Oswiecim, in what was then occupied Poland

Auschwitz-Birkenau was a focus and extermination camp utilized by the Nazis throughout World Struggle Two.

The camp, which was positioned in Nazi-occupied Poland, was made up of three major websites.

Auschwitz I, the unique focus camp, Auschwitz II-Birkenau, a mixed focus and extermination camp and Auschwitz III–Monowitz, a labour camp, with an extra 45 satellite tv for pc websites.

Auschwitz, pictured in 1945, was liberated by Soviet troops 76 years in the past on Wednesday after round 1.1million individuals have been murdered on the Nazi extermination camp 

Auschwitz was an extermination camp utilized by the Nazis in Poland to homicide greater than 1.1 million Jews

Birkenau grew to become a serious a part of the Nazis’ ‘Ultimate Resolution’, the place they sought to rid Europe of Jews.

An estimated 1.3 million individuals have been despatched to Auschwitz-Birkenau, of whom at the very least 1.1 million died – round 90 p.c of which have been Jews.

Since 1947, it has operated as Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum, which in 1979 was named a World Heritage Web site by Unesco.

Treblinka, close to a village of the identical identify, outdoors Warsaw in Nazi-occupied Poland

Not like at different camps, the place some Jews have been assigned to compelled labor earlier than being killed, almost all Jews delivered to Treblinka have been instantly gassed to loss of life.

Solely a choose few – largely younger, sturdy males, have been spared from fast loss of life and assigned to upkeep work as a substitute.

Not like at different camps, the place some Jews have been assigned to compelled labor earlier than being killed, almost all Jews delivered to Treblinka have been instantly gassed to loss of life

The loss of life toll at Treblinka was second solely to Auschwitz. In simply 15 months of operation – between July 1942 and October 1943 – between 700,000 and 900,000 Jews have been murdered in its fuel chambers.

Exterminations stopped on the camp after an rebellion which noticed round 200 prisoners escape. Round half of them have been killed shortly afterwards, however 70 are identified to have survived till the top of the warfare

Belzec, close to the station of the identical identify in Nazi-occupied Poland

Belzec operated from March 1942 till the top of June 1943. It was constructed particularly as an extermination camp as a part of Operation Reinhard. 

Polish, German, Ukrainian and Austrian Jews have been all killed there. In whole, round 600,000 individuals have been murdered.

The camp was dismantled in 1943 and the location was disguised as a pretend farm.  

Belzec operated from March 1942 till the top of June 1943. It was constructed particularly as an extermination camp as a part of Operation Reinhard

Sobibor, close to the village of the identical identify in Nazi-occupied Poland

Sobibor was named after its closest prepare station, at which Jews disembarked from extraordinarily crowded carriages, not sure of their destiny. 

Jews from Poland, France, Germany, the Netherlands and the Soviet Union have been killed in three fuel chambers fed by the lethal fumes of a giant petrol engine taken from a tank. 

An estimated 200,000 individuals have been killed within the camp. Some estimations put the determine at 250,000. 

This might place Sobibor because the fourth worst extermination camp – when it comes to variety of deaths – after Belzec, Treblinka and Auschwitz. 

Sobibor was named after its closest prepare station, at which Jews disembarked from extraordinarily crowded carriages, not sure of their destiny

The camp was positioned about 50 miles from the provincial Polish capital of Brest-on-the-Bug. Its official German identify was SS-Sonderkommando Sobibor.

Prisoners launched a heroic escape on October 14 1943 by which 600 males, ladies and youngsters succeeded in crossing the camp’s perimeter fence.

Of these, solely 50 managed to evade seize. It’s unclear what number of crossed into allied territory.

Chelmno (also referred to as Kulmhof), in Nazi-occupied Poland

Chelmno was the primary of Nazi Germany’s camps constructed particularly for extermination. 

It operated from December 1941 till April 1943 after which once more from June 1944 till January 1945. 

Between 152,000 and 200,000 individuals, almost all of whom have been Jews, have been killed there.  

Chelmno was the primary of Nazi Germany’s camps constructed particularly for extermination. It operated from December 1941 till April 1943 after which once more from June 1944 till January 1945

Majdanek (additionally identified merely as Lublin), constructed on outskirts of metropolis of Lublin in Nazi-occupied Poland

Majdanek was initially meant for compelled labour however was transformed into an extermination camp in 1942. 

It had seven fuel chambers in addition to wood gallows the place some victims have been hanged.

In whole, it’s believed that as many as 130,000 individuals have been killed there. 

Majdanek (pictured in 2005) was initially meant for compelled labour however was transformed into an extermination camp in 1942