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Auschwitz was built in April of 1940 in Poland by Karl Bischoff. "Auschwitz Concentration Camp - Wikipedia". En.Wikipedia.Org, 2021, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auschwitz_concentration_camp#:~:text=The%20camp%20at%20Auschwitz%20was,Hitler%20invaded%20the%20Soviet%20Union. Accessed 3 May 2021. -
The first prisoners arrive at Auschwitz on May 20, 1940. A transport of 30 German inmates arrived. Less than a month later on June 14, 728 Polish prisoners arrived. "Auschwitz: Key Dates". Encyclopedia.Ushmm.Org, 2021, https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/auschwitz-key-dates. Accessed 3 May 2021. -
The SS tests Zyklon B gas by killing 600 Soviet prisoners and 250 weak or ill prisoners. "Auschwitz: Key Dates". Encyclopedia.Ushmm.Org, 2021, https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/auschwitz-key-dates. Accessed 3 May 2021. -
The first mass deportation of Jews occurred in March of 1942. 69,000 Jews came from France and 27,000 from Slovakia. "Timeline: The History Of Auschwitz-Birkenau". Timesofisrael.Com, 2020, https://www.timesofisrael.com/timeline-the-history-of-auschwitz-birkenau/. Accessed 10 May 2021.
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During the Birkenau mutiny, prisoners tried to revolt. Seven prisoners tried to escape and 300 died. "Timeline: The History Of Auschwitz-Birkenau". Timesofisrael.Com, 2020, https://www.timesofisrael.com/timeline-the-history-of-auschwitz-birkenau/. Accessed 10 May 2021. -
Allied planes capture a photo of Auschwitz, and spot gas chambers and smoke. Britain and the U.S later bomb Monowitz, a smaller concentration camp in Auschwitz. "Timeline: The History Of Auschwitz-Birkenau". Timesofisrael.Com, 2020, https://www.timesofisrael.com/timeline-the-history-of-auschwitz-birkenau/. Accessed 6 May 2021. -
The Sonderkommando was a group of men, mainly Jews, that were forced to burn their own people in gas chambers. However, they revolted one day, and ended up killing three SS members. On the other hand, 450 members of the Sonderkommando died. "The Great Sonderkommando Revolt Of 1944". Sky HISTORY TV Channel, 2021, https://www.history.co.uk/article/the-great-sonderkommando-revolt-of-1944. Accessed 6 May 2021. -
When Soviet forces started to approach Auschwitz, SS forces evacuated 60,000 prisoners towards the interior of the German Reich. These evacuations came to be known as "death marches". "Auschwitz: Key Dates". Encyclopedia.Ushmm.Org, 2021, https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/auschwitz-key-dates. Accessed 10 May 2021. -
Germans blow up the Birkenau gas chambers and crematoria, but withdraw as Soviet scouts approach. "Timeline: The History Of Auschwitz-Birkenau". Timesofisrael.Com, 2020, https://www.timesofisrael.com/timeline-the-history-of-auschwitz-birkenau/. Accessed 10 May 2021.
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The Soviet army entered Auschwitz, Birkenau, and Monowitz and liberated more than 7,000 prisoners. "Timeline: The History Of Auschwitz-Birkenau". Timesofisrael.Com, 2020, https://www.timesofisrael.com/timeline-the-history-of-auschwitz-birkenau/. Accessed 9 May 2021. -
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