When people think of Auschwitz it takes them back to the horrific times of World War II, when this concentration camp was used to kill and harm individuals from all over Europe. Many were brought here for their deaths or punishments for being who they are. This was done from the start of World War II and didn’t conclude until the war was finally over in 1945. There was no particular reason for their harming and lives being taken besides the fact that the Adolf Hitler wanted them gone. Auschwitz wasn’t used for a concentration camp before the war. Political prisoners were the residents at first, but once the war started that all changed. It was divided into three camps and was the biggest concentration camp used during the war. Auschwitz was …show more content…
They think of all innocent lives that were taken by the horrible people. Well Auschwitz was just one of the places that the executions took place at. At the beginning of World War II, the prisoners were just shot outside in the courtyard where they had just dug their own grave moments before. They would get sentenced to death by a court and then later be brought outside to be killed by firing squad. A lot of the prisoners of war and these soviets were put to death with poisonous gas. Gas chambers were then used to kill more individuals at one time. They would tell the victims that they would be getting a shower, meal, and work assignments. They would undress and be led to the giant gas chamber used to kill them. The process of the sification and gas release would take hours until all were dead and tortured. Once time had passed, guards would take the bodies and burn them to make sure no one survived. The individuals would also be put into mass graves after being brought to a giant furnish. The door would say “to the baths” or “to disinfection.” These furnaces had to be moved often to make sure they were kept a secret. Occasionally hangings took place. These were done to intimidate the new prisoners coming in, and those who tried to escape along with their