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

Former Auschwitz II-Birkenau site

gallery/memorial/former-auschwitz-ii-birkenau-site » Sectors BIa i BIb
  • Inscription

    Inscription

    Author: Paweł Sawicki
    An inscription at one of the camp saunas. It was left by women deported from Hungary.

  • Sauna

    Sauna

    Author: Paweł Sawicki
    Sauna at Sector BIa

  • Camp kitchen

    Camp kitchen

    Author: Paweł Sawicki
    The inside of the camp kitchen at Sector BIa. You can see the cauldrins standing at seperate work stations.

  • Sauna

    Sauna

    Author: Paweł Sawicki
    The sauna at Sector BIb

  • Block 16 - a drawing

    Block 16 - a drawing

    Author: Paweł Sawicki
    A drawing made by female prisoners in Block 16 (Sector BIa)

  • Block 25

    Block 25

    Author: Paweł Sawicki
    The wall separating the yard of Block 25 (called "the Block of Death") from the rest of the camp. In Block 25 female prisoners selected to death awaited transportation to the gas chambers.

  • Latrine

    Latrine

    Author: Paweł Sawicki
    The inside of a latrine at Sector BIa

  • Washrooms

    Washrooms

    Author: Paweł Sawicki
    The inside of one of the washrooms at Sector BIa

  • Latrines and washrooms

    Latrines and washrooms

    Author: Paweł Sawicki
    A row of latrines and washrooms at Sector BIa

  • Brick barracks

    Brick barracks

    Author: Paweł Sawicki
    Brick barracks at Sector BIa

  • Sector BIa

    Sector BIa

    Author: Paweł Sawicki
    In the foreground there are remains of wooden barracks. In the background—brick barracks.