Auschwitz-Birkenau, close to the city of Oswiecim, in what was then occupied Poland

Auschwitz-Birkenau was a focus and extermination camp utilized by the Nazis throughout World Battle Two.

The camp, which was situated in Nazi-occupied Poland, was made up of three principal websites.

Auschwitz I, the unique focus camp, Auschwitz II-Birkenau, a mixed focus and extermination camp and Auschwitz III–Monowitz, a labour camp, with an additional 45 satellite tv for pc websites.

Auschwitz, pictured in 1945, was liberated by Soviet troops 76 years ago on Wednesday after around 1.1million people were murdered at the Nazi extermination camp

Auschwitz, pictured in 1945, was liberated by Soviet troops 76 years in the past on Wednesday after round 1.1million individuals have been murdered on the Nazi extermination camp 

Auschwitz was an extermination camp utilized by the Nazis in Poland to homicide greater than 1.1 million Jews

Birkenau turned a serious a part of the Nazis’ ‘Ultimate Answer’, the place they sought to rid Europe of Jews.

An estimated 1.3 million individuals have been despatched to Auschwitz-Birkenau, of whom at the least 1.1 million died – round 90 % of which have been Jews.

Since 1947, it has operated as Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum, which in 1979 was named a World Heritage Web site by Unesco.

Treblinka, close to a village of the identical identify, outdoors Warsaw in Nazi-occupied Poland

Not like at different camps, the place some Jews have been assigned to pressured labor earlier than being killed, practically all Jews dropped at Treblinka have been instantly gassed to loss of life.

Solely a choose few – largely younger, robust males, have been spared from rapid loss of life and assigned to upkeep work as a substitute.

Unlike at other camps, where some Jews were assigned to forced labor before being killed, nearly all Jews brought to Treblinka were immediately gassed to death

Not like at different camps, the place some Jews have been assigned to pressured labor earlier than being killed, practically all Jews dropped at Treblinka have been instantly gassed to loss of life

The loss of life toll at Treblinka was second solely to Auschwitz. In simply 15 months of operation – between July 1942 and October 1943 – between 700,000 and 900,000 Jews have been murdered in its gasoline chambers.

Exterminations stopped on the camp after an rebellion which noticed round 200 prisoners escape. Round half of them have been killed shortly afterwards, however 70 are recognized to have survived till the top of the battle

Belzec, close to the station of the identical identify in Nazi-occupied Poland

Belzec operated from March 1942 till the top of June 1943. It was constructed particularly as an extermination camp as a part of Operation Reinhard. 

Polish, German, Ukrainian and Austrian Jews have been all killed there. In complete, round 600,000 individuals have been murdered.

The camp was dismantled in 1943 and the location was disguised as a faux farm.  

Belzec operated from March 1942 until the end of June 1943. It was built specifically as an extermination camp as part of Operation Reinhard

Belzec operated from March 1942 till the top of June 1943. It was constructed particularly as an extermination camp as a part of Operation Reinhard

Sobibor, close to the village of the identical identify in Nazi-occupied Poland

Sobibor was named after its closest prepare station, at which Jews disembarked from extraordinarily crowded carriages, not sure of their destiny. 

Jews from Poland, France, Germany, the Netherlands and the Soviet Union have been killed in three gasoline chambers fed by the lethal fumes of a giant petrol engine taken from a tank. 

An estimated 200,000 individuals have been killed within the camp. Some estimations put the determine at 250,000. 

This is able to place Sobibor because the fourth worst extermination camp – by way of variety of deaths – after Belzec, Treblinka and Auschwitz. 

Sobibor was named after its closest train station, at which Jews disembarked from extremely crowded carriages, unsure of their fate

Sobibor was named after its closest prepare station, at which Jews disembarked from extraordinarily crowded carriages, not sure of their destiny

The camp was situated about 50 miles from the provincial Polish capital of Brest-on-the-Bug. Its official German identify was SS-Sonderkommando Sobibor.

Prisoners launched a heroic escape on October 14 1943 by which 600 males, girls and youngsters succeeded in crossing the camp’s perimeter fence.

Of these, solely 50 managed to evade seize. It’s unclear what number of crossed into allied territory.

Chelmno (often known as Kulmhof), in Nazi-occupied Poland

Chelmno was the primary of Nazi Germany’s camps constructed particularly for extermination. 

It operated from December 1941 till April 1943 after which once more from June 1944 till January 1945. 

Between 152,000 and 200,000 individuals, practically all of whom have been Jews, have been killed there.  

Chelmno was the first of Nazi Germany's camps built specifically for extermination. It operated from December 1941 until April 1943 and then again from June 1944 until January 1945

Chelmno was the primary of Nazi Germany’s camps constructed particularly for extermination. It operated from December 1941 till April 1943 after which once more from June 1944 till January 1945

Majdanek (additionally recognized merely as Lublin), constructed on outskirts of metropolis of Lublin in Nazi-occupied Poland

Majdanek was initially supposed for pressured labour however was transformed into an extermination camp in 1942. 

It had seven gasoline chambers in addition to picket gallows the place some victims have been hanged.

In complete, it’s believed that as many as 130,000 individuals have been killed there. 

Majdanek (pictured in 2005) was initially intended for forced labour but was converted into an extermination camp in 1942

Majdanek (pictured in 2005) was initially supposed for pressured labour however was transformed into an extermination camp in 1942