Auschwitz (Nazi concentration camp)

Auschwitz was a complex of Nazi concentration and extermination camps established during World War II in occupied Poland. It became one of the most notorious sites of the Holocaust, where approximately 1.1 million people, mostly Jews, were murdered. The camp consisted of Auschwitz I (administrative), Auschwitz II-Birkenau (extermination), and Auschwitz III-Monowitz (labor). Prisoners faced brutal conditions, forced labor, and systematic extermination through gas chambers. Auschwitz symbolizes the horrors of the Holocaust and serves as a reminder of the consequences of hatred and totalitarianism, emphasizing the importance of remembrance and education to prevent history from repeating itself.