What type of gas did the Nazis use in the gas chambers? At Belzec, Chelmno, Sobibor and Treblinka - carbon monoxide Hydrocyanic acid in a Zyklon B base - Auschwitz and Majdanek All other camps used carbon monoxide Zyklon-B, a cyanide compound
Why did some people wear striped pajamas at Auschwitz? Some 3 million people were estimated to have perished there Mainly Jewish people were putted into Auschwitz but some Soviet POWs, Poles and Romas (Gypsies) were also putted into the Auschwitz camps
How big is Auschwitz? - Answers Auschwitz, located in Poland, was the largest and most infamous, serving as both a concentration and extermination camp where over a million people were killed
Did the Nazis burn Jews alive in the Holocaust? - Answers Actually, yes there were some that were burned alive Read "Children of the Fire" About the "Twins" of Auschwitz Auschwitz was one of the worst concentration camps A doctor named Josef Mengele
How many people were gassed daily at Auschwitz? - Answers The figures varies from 3,000 a day to 12,000 People died at Auschwitz on a daily bases In total, it's average of 6,000 People were killed daily About 4 5 Million people were sent to Auschwitz
What are the 3 parts of Auschwitz called? - Answers Auschwitz had 3 big 'main' camps They were called Auschwitz I, Auschwitz Birkenau and Auschwitz Monowitz Monowitz was really a sub camp which was commonly used and when expanded did become as
What did the sign above the entrance to Auschwitz say? Auschwitz Birkenau was the larger, purpose built camp- it is unbelievably massive You enter through the main gates and their are literally sheds as far as the eye can see