The Nazi German concentration camp and center for the extermination of Jews created during World War II on the outskirts of Oświęcim. Initially it consisted only of Auschwitz I, created in the spring of 1940, later also of the considerably larger Birkenau camp, and later still of Monowitz and almost 50 sub-camps of various sizes. W Auschwitz Niemcy zgładzili co najmniej 1,1 mln ludzi, głównie Żydów, a także Polaków, Romów, jeńców sowieckich i osób innej narodowości. Auschwitz...