AuschwitzAuschwitz was one of the most infamous and largest concentration camps known during World War II. It was located in the southwestern part of Poland commanded by Rudolf Höss. Auschwitz was first opened on June 14, 1940, much later than most other camps. It was at Auschwitz that so many people lost their lives to gas chambers, crematoriums, and even starvation and disease. These methods cost “several hundred and sometimes more than a thousand” lives per day. The majority of victims were Jews, but also Gypsies, Yugoslavs, Poles and many other people of different ethnic origins. The most well-known things about Auschwitz are the process people went through upon entering the camp and throughout their stay, the conditions in the camp, and the experiments carried out by Dr. Josef Mengele. In the Auschwitz concentration camp there was a complex process. that people passed through when they arrived. Freight wagons full of people arrived at the camp daily. From that point on, people were ordered to unload all the belongings they had taken with them. At this point, they are immediately asked to queue to move on to the first selection. Elderly or unfit people, such as children, were automatically sent to the gas chambers. The others were then tattooed with a specific identification number, had their hair cut, and were given prison uniforms to work in. Those who passed the first selection were then forced to do heavy labor. Each morning and afternoon a roll call took place and another selection was made. The SS, German soldiers and doctors, undressed the prisoners in order to carry out a complete examination middle of paper ...... leaving Auschwitz to different camps. The SS feared that liberation was coming. They told the prisoners that if they fell behind or stopped, they would be killed. Only a small number remained in Auschwitz. On January 27, 1945, the Soviet army liberated Auschwitz. More than a million people died in this camp, only sixty-five thousand people survived. Many of these lives died because of gas chambers, crematoriums, the effects of experimentation, torture, starvation and many other reasons. Auschwitz will always be seen as a place that will be remembered throughout history. Lives have been taken but memories will prevail. Works Cited1. Adler, Jerry. “The last days of Auschwitz”. Newsweek (1995): 46-59.2. Fischel, Jack R. The Holocaust. London: Greenwood Press, 1998.3. Swiebocka, Thérèse. Auschwitz. Indiana University Press, 1993.