Why has KL Auschwitz-Birkenau become a symbol of extermination?
When we talk about World War II, one of the first associations we have with this topic are concentration camps and the mass extermination of civilians, especially in the KL Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp. But what made it this one and not just any other? Although the history of the Auschwitz concentration camp dates back to […]
The Roma and Sinti in KL Auschwitz-Birkenau
The Roma and Sinti constituted a large group among the prisoners of the KL Auschwitz-Birkenau camp. According to the documentation that remained after the Third Reich, they were considered enemies of the nation and ruthlessly liquidated. As a result of diseases, hunger, or cruel treatment, most of the prisoners of Roma origin died. After the […]
