“In Polen” – Festung Polen (31)
The “Festung Polen” – Part of a Worldwide Network of Concetration Camps
Between 1939 and 1945, several concentration camps were opened in Poland. The largest of these camps was “Auschwitz-Birkenau”, which was located near the town of Oswiecim and became a symbol for the Holocaust. At least 1,1 million people were murdered at Auschwitz-Birkenau. Most of them were Jews, but also Poles, Roma and Sinti. The camp was liberated by the Soviet army at the end of January 1945.Concetration Camps in Poland
The “Festung Polen” was a network of concentration camps in German-occupied Poland during World War II. The camps were established by the Nazis in order to imprison and exploit Polish and other non-German populations.
The “Festung Polen” was a part of a larger network of concentration camps operated by the Nazis throughout Europe. The camps were used to detain and torture political prisoners, Jews, and other groups deemed to be enemies of the Nazi regime.
The “Festung Polen” camps were notorious for their harsh conditions and high death rates. Prisoners were subjected to starvation, disease, and forced labor, and many were executed or died as a result of their treatment.
The Liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau
The Red Army liberated the Auschwitz-Birkenau camp on January 27, 1945. The camp was liberated by the Soviet Red Army when they entered the camp complex on January 27, 1945.
When the Soviet troops entered the camp, they found only a few thousand survivors who were ill and starving. The Nazis had evacuated most of the prisoners on death marches to other camps before the Soviets arrived.
The liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau was a major victory for the Allies in World War II and a turning point in the Holocaust. It marked the beginning of the end of the Nazi regime and the liberation of millions of prisoners from the concentration camps.
