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MEMORIAL AND MUSEUM AUSCHWITZ-BIRKENAU FORMER GERMAN NAZI
CONCENTRATION AND EXTERMINATION CAMP

Historical pictures and documents

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  • The "Arbeit macht Frei" gate

    The "Arbeit macht Frei" gate

    The main gate of Auschwitz I camp. The picture was taken after the war.

  • Auschwitz I

    Auschwitz I

    Author: SS
    One of Auschwitz I streets with a row of poplars.

  • Inscription in Block 11

    Inscription in Block 11

    An inscription made by a prisoner on a wall in Block 11.

  • Inscription in Block 11

    Inscription in Block 11

    An inscription made by a prisoner on the wall in Block 11.

  • Block 11

    Block 11

    Blok 11 — the camp prison called the "Block of Death".

  • Gas chamger and crematory I

    Gas chamger and crematory I

    Author: Zbigniew Klawender
    Soon after taking this picture the crematory chimney was recreated, one door was removed and the bricked window was uncovered. It was done to recreate the crematory exterior look.