Auschwitz-Birkenau

Auschwitz-Birkenau  Nazi’s Death Camps. Under Hitler’s decree of October 8, 1939 the Polish town of Oświęcim was annexed to the German Reich and turned into model German Town of Auschwitz. The former concentration camp Auschwitz – a product of Nazi hatred from the years 1940 – 1945 is a part of the Third Reich and symbol of the biggest extermination in the history of humankind. It was the largest deadly prison of all time, where the Nazis could have murdered even one million people. Among them, there were Poles, Jews, Gypsies and other nationalities. In 1947, almost immediately after the war ended, the camps were transformed into a museum. In 1979, the State Museum Auschwitz-Birkenau was put on the UNESCO World Culture Heritage List. The terrain of the former camp is visited each year by over one million people. Everyone should see this Memorial Site once at life.

Advice: There are two ways to explore Auschwitz-Birkenau Museum: a tour with a guide or without one, independently. Entrance without a tour guide is free of charge. To get to the Museum at a proper hour, a departure between 8 and 10 a.m. is advised.