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Auschwitz Location: Oswiecim, Poland. Established: May 26th1940. When was it destroyed: January 27th, 1945, by the Soviet Army. Estimated number killed: 2,1 to 2,5 million (This estimated number of death is considered by historians as a strict minimum. The real number of deaths is unknown but probably much higher, maybe 4 million.) Sub-camps: 51 The Auschwitz complex was divided in three major camps: Auschwitz I main camp or Stammlager; Auschwitz II, or Birkenau, Auschwitz III or Monowitz. There were up to seven gas chambers using Zyklon-B poison gas and three crematoria in each camp. Auschwitz II included a camp for new arrivals and those to be sent on to labour elsewhere. Auschwitz III provided slave labour for a major industrial plant run by I G Farben for producing synthetic rubber. The highest number of inmates in the camp at one time, including sub-camps was 155,000. The function of the camp was initially to intimidate...

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