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Introduction

What is Auschwitz, and what does it have to do with the Holocaust?


Auschwitz was a town and Concentration Camp that was in Poland. It
held Jews and Poles. While they were captive, what did they suffer
from? They were cruelly treated. They suffered from the removal of
their organs and they were burnt alive in Auschwitz’s crematoriums. In
Auschwitz, being killed was an everyday lifestyle.

The chronic amount of deaths that happened at Auschwitz is nothing


unheard of, but many people reject the idea that Auschwitz even
happened. In 1940, during World War II, it was not anything new when
you heard of concentration camps. For instance, Auschwitz was not
just a town, but a concentration camp as well. In 1945, Auschwitz was
liberated by soviet troops, and many survivors were set free. Auschwitz
remains today, a symbol of the Holocaust.

Key Findings

What many people have found today is that Auschwitz was


documented as the biggest superfluous Death camp that the Nazis ran.
The site Auschwitz.org, states that Auschwitz had more than 40 sub-
camps. The result of the second Auschwitz (Birkenau) happened
because there was an increase in inmates. Birkenau is where the mass
killing was mostly done. Auschwitz.dk saids” Auschwitz-Birkenau
became the killing center where the largest numbers of European Jews
were killed during the Holocaust.” This brings in the idea that
Auschwitz truly was a mass murdering center. “Near the end of the
war, in order to cut expenses and save gas, cost-accountant
considerations led to an order to place living children directly into the
ovens or throw them into open burning pits”- Auschwitz.dk

One of the people who dedicated his life to Auschwitz was the
notorious Joseph Mengle, a.k.a the “Angel of Death”. In his lifetime,
Mengle did many horrific things such as physical and physcological
experiments he performed on children and adults. During his time of
work, Mengle did many studies on twins, and performed horrible
experiments on them as well (mengle.dk). In an experiment he did, he
injected chemicals into eyes in an attempt to change eye color
(Auschwitz.dk). Mengle would shoot a mom and child who wouldn’t
want to be separated in a heart beat.

Another person who was determined in his work at Auschwitz was


Rudolf Hoss. Hoss was a camp commandment in Auschwitz and was
held capable of its actions as well (www.bbc.co). He actually came
home to his wife and children; that was yards from the crematorium,
and lived a normal, German, middle-class life. Hoss was responsible for
introducing cyanide gas Zyklon B into the gas chambers because he
believed that gas like carbon monoxide was not efficient in the process
of killing. It was said that Hoss even wrote poetry about the “beauty”
of Auschwitz (auschwitz.dk). Hoss was attempting to exterminate the
whole Jewish race. Hoss was prepared to put people in the gas
chambers without hesitation.

Interpretation of Results

The interrogating of Auschwitz is never ending cycle because there


are always questions to be asked. When people find the murders at
Auschwitz were a regular thing, they want to know more, which helps
people understand just what happened (www.holocaust-history.org).
Auschwitz was a death sentence to anyone who stepped off the train
that led them to their deaths. Auschwitz was not a good place. What
happened there was not a good thing. Auschwitz was a true mass
murdering center, because it killed thousands of people…which
brought even more injustice into the world. Since Auschwitz was a
violent crime, it had to be handled, so Auschwitz is a reflection of how
we handle murderers today.

Being that interested in causing murderer is a big problem today and


back then. As it appears, doing that much damage on human beings
just for medical experiments is not a humane thing. From my
perspective, Mengle was over whelmed by killing and it brought him
joy like any other classic serial killer. There was a look Mengle got
when he found twins, he gets over whelmed and filled with joy,
because he’s about to experiment (Auschwitz.dk). Mengle took death
way to seriously. I think Mengle even enjoyed messing with the kids,
giving them candy, taking them for a ride in his car (mengle.dk). When
you mess with kids and bring them to there death, you’re not exactly a
role model.

Who would want to be responsible for a mass murder such as


Auschwitz? To appear so normal like a grocery clerk, and do such
horrible things like Auschwitz is shocking (bbc.co). Rudolf Hoss had a
loving family, but when he went home everyday to bed, his view out
his bedroom window was the crematoriums chimney (Auschwitz.dk).
How I see it is that Hoss was too obsessed with getting the job done.
He is a little strange having his family there in the camp with him as
well. Hoss was built on obedience taught by his father and was raised
on strong catholic beliefs. In the end, his catholic beliefs didn’t stop
him from doing what he did.

Bibliography
Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp
http://isurvived.org

Auschwitz-Birkenau-KL Auschwitz-Birkenau
http://en.auschwitz.org.pl/h/index.php?option=com_content&task=v

Auschwitz, Nazi Death Camp


http://www.auschwitz.dk/auschwitz.htm

Auschwitz Poland/ Oswiecim


http://www.cracow-life.com/poland/auschwitz-oswiecim

Auschwitz- The Death Camp


http://www.holocaust-history.org/auschwitz/

Hoss- Death Dealer of Auschwitz


http://www.auschwitz.dk/hoess.htm

Mengle, Joseph the Angel of Death


http://www.mengele.dk/

Rees, Laurence
Rudolf Hoss- Commandment at Auschwitz
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/worldwars/genocide/hoss_commandant_auschwi
tz_01.shtml

Rosenberg, Jennifer, About.com Guide


Auschwitz Concentration and Death Camp
http://history1900s.about.com/od/holocaust/a/auschwitz.htm

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