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Introducing Auschwitz
For centuries the town of Oświęcim was a quiet backwater community, largely bypassed by world events. That changed with WWII when, under its German name of Auschwitz, it became the site of the largest death camp in the Third Reich. Between 1.1 million and 1.5 million people, mainly Jews, were exterminated here, etching the name of Auschwitz into the history books.
OUR Auschwitz HIGHLIGHTS
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Auschwitz I
Words do no justice to the horror of Auschwitz. Pass through the infamous 'Arbeit Macht Frei' ('Work makes you free') main gate of the concentration camp Auschwitz I – a replica of the gate tha
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Auschwitz II - Birkenau
Having explored the Auschwitz I complex many visitors decline the opportunity to visit Auschwitz II – Birkenau. Don’ t dare make the same mistake. There’s less to see, but the sheer
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Latest Auschwitz Comments
Crucial to visit when you come to see the camps. Broadens the perspective. Carefully presented history of a destroyed community. Innovative exhibits and films in English, German, Hebrew and French.[...]