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Auschwitz concentration camp (lemmy.world)

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auschwitz_concentration_camp

https://www.auschwitz.org/en/

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[–] Twofacetony@lemmy.world 9 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

From my vague recollection,

1: Main entrance. Trains would enter here and pull up to the long platform.

Prisoner platform that ran a few hundreds meters in length.
An officer/doctor would be at a table around here, and would evaluate in a moment whether they were to be sent to the housing sheds, (4) (6), or if they were to walk down to gas chambers located at 5.
Intact “housing” sheds that have not been demolished and are currently preserved.
Mass extermination gas chambers and four crematoriums.
Razed “housing” sheds after the liberation of Auschwitz Berkenau (Auschwitz II). I think nearby residents and farmers took a lot of the material for rebuilding the area after the Nazi’s lost the camp to the Soviets.

Taking a tour around Auschwitz and Auschwitz II was a very sobering experience that left me quite numb… and while it was quite upsetting, worth doing if you can make the journey

[–] Mendas@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago

Yeah if i remember correctly you are right. But I can add that at 5 the gas chambers are basically gone, but right behind them, the big grey area we see, is a big memorial that has been build afterwards.

Also i believe the building on the left was some kind of workcamp where a few prisoners were "allowed" to help kill their fellow prisoners in some way.

Source: Was there 2020 right before the pandemic. One day Ausschwitz 1, one day Ausschwitz 2. Harrowing experience, but I can still only recommend visiting both.