Auschwitz

By Cristian2698

  • The Planning of Auschwitz

    Nazis planned to build Auschwitz in Poland near Krakow.

  • First Deportation

    The very first Jews to be brought into Auschwitz

  • Creation of Auschwitz

    Auschwitz was one of the five death camps constructed by the Nazis. Although it was created to be a concentration camp, It was the largest camp with the most deaths of Jews

  • The Expansion of Auschwitz

    Heinrich Himmler orders commandant Höss to begin the expansion of Auschwitz, where a new section is built to hold 100,000 prisoners

  • The First Test

    The first test of Zyclon-B gas at Auschwitz. eight hundred-fifty Jews were killed.

  • Beginning of General Deportation

    The beginning first big deportation of German Jews.

  • Slovak Jews

    The deportation of Slovak Jews were sent to Auschwitz

  • French Jews

    The deportation of French Jews starts

  • A New Gas Chamber

    A second gas chamber is created in a second bunker due to the amount of Jews arriving at Auschwitz

  • Sterilization Experiments

    Himmler allows sterlilization experiments at Auschwitz

  • Dutch Jews

    Deportation of Dutch Jews begins

  • Promotion and Expansion

    Kommandant Höss is then promoted. The construction of four large gas chamber/crematories starts

  • Belgian Jews

    The deportation of Belgian Jews begins

  • Burning Bodies

    The burning of bodies starts in place of burial. Bodies were dug out and burned in open pits to stop the fouling of ground water.

  • Norway Jews

    The deportation of Norway Jews begins.

  • Jews From Germany

    The first transport of Jews from Germany arrives at Auschwitz

  • 4th Gas Chamber

    A fourth gas chamber is created at Auschwitz

  • 5th Gas Chamber

    A fifth gas chamber is created at Auschwitz

  • Rome

    Over one thousand Jews are sent from Rome to Auschwitz

  • Auschwitz is divided

    Höss is promoted to chief inspector of concentration camps, and the new commandant, Liebehenschel, divides Auschwitz into three main sections.

  • Escaping and Informing

    Siegfried Lederer escapes from Auschwitz, goes to Czechoslovakia, and infroms the Elders of the Council at Theresienstadt about Auschwitz.

  • More Escapes

    Two more Jewish prisoners escape from Auschwitz. One of them, Rudolf Vrba, submits a report to the Papal Nuncio in Slovakia. It is then forwarded to the Vatican. (The palace and official residence of the pope in Rome.)

  • Höss Returns

    Rudolf Höss returns to Auschwitz to exterminate Hungarian Jews

  • Hungarian Jews Arrive

    Jews from Hungary arrive at Auschwitz.

  • Hungarian Jews are Gassed

    Around 100,000 Hungarian Jews are gassed.

  • D-Day

    The biggest daily amount of Jews are gassed. nine thousand Jews were killed that day.

  • Massive Deportation

    381,661 Jews, which was half of the Jews Hungary, arrive at Auschwitz

  • Anne Frank

    Anne Frank and her family are arrested and sent to Auschwitz

  • Crematory Four is Destroyed

    A revlolt of Jewish slave laborers results in the distruction of crematory 4

  • The Last to be Gassed

    The last Jews to be gassed, two thousand, arrive at Auschwitz.

  • Auschwitz is Evacuated

    66,000 Jews go back to their homeland, if they are allowed, while others look for their family or friends.

  • Liberation

    Soviet troops liberate Auschwitz