May 12, 2014
Hogan 5th Period
English I
Auschwitz: The Death Camp
Thesis: Built by the Nazis as both a concentration and a death camp, Auschwitz was the largest of the Nazi camps, the most diverse and intricate camp of all, and the main center for the death of Jews during the Holocaust.
Outline
I. Largest of Nazi Death Camps
A. Consisted of three camps
B. Thirty-seven sub camps
C. Seven gas chambers and crematories
II. Most diverse and intricate camp
A. Decorations made the camp look “fun”
B. Many decorations that told lies
C. Was like a town inside a fence
III. Main center for death during the Holocaust
A. Total number of people there
B. Medical expirements at Auschwitz
C. Most visited camp of all
Sanders 2
“Arbeit Macht Frei”- work will set you free. This is one of many ironic statements made throughout history. This one just happens to be one of the most ironic. Built by the Nazis as both a concentration and a death camp, Auschwitz was not a place that work would set you free. Auschwitz was the largest of the Nazi camps, the most diverse and intricate camp of all, and the main center for the death of Jews during the Holocaust.
Auschwitz was the largest of all the Nazi camps; it consisted of three main camps and thirty-seven sub camps. The three main camps all deployed incarcerated prisoner at forced labor, and one of them also functioned for an extended period of time as a killing center. The main camps were located somewhere around thirty-seven miles west of Krakow, an area that the Nazi’s annexed in early 1939 (“Auschwitz” United). The three main camps were Auschwitz I: Auschwitz II, also called Auschwitz-Birkenau: and Auschwitz III, also called Auschwitz-Monowitz (“Auschwitz Nazi”).
Auschwitz I, the main camp, was the first camp established near Oswiecim (Rosenburg). The camp served three purposes, to incarcerate
Sanders 3 real and perceived enemies of the Nazi regime and the
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