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Auschwitz concentration camp in Poland #269977989
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Auschwitz is the German name for the Polish city O?wi?cim. O?wi?cim is located in Poland, approximately 40 miles (about 64 km) west of Kraków. Germany annexed this area of Poland in 1939.The Auschwitz concentration camp was located on the outskirts of O?wi?cim in German-occupied Poland. It was originally established in 1940 and later referred to as "Auschwitz I" or "Main Camp." The Auschwitz-Birkenau killing center, also referred to as "Auschwitz II," was located near the Polish village Brzezinka (German: Birkenau). This is about 2 miles (just over 3 km) from the Main Camp. The Germans started construction on Auschwitz-Birkenau in 1941.
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