More than one camp

Auschwitz was not a single place. It was a complex of over 40 camps—including Auschwitz I, Birkenau, Monowitz, and many smaller camps nearby.

Auschwitz in WWII: The Largest Mass Murder Site

New arrivals, Auschwitz II-Birkenau, May/June 1944

A machine of murder

From 1942 to late 1944, freight trains brought Jews from across occupied Europe to Auschwitz-Birkenau. Of the 1.3 million people sent there, 1.1 million were murdered.

Auschwitz in WWII: The Largest Mass Murder Site