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Prisoner histories at Auschwitz: testimonies, resistance and escapes, explained with sources and context.

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Roma in Auschwitz – Settela Steinbach, Dutch Romani child transported from Westerbork to Auschwitz in 1944
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Roma in Auschwitz – The Zigeunerlager and the Night of 2 August 1944

Posted on October 8, 2025October 8, 2025 admin

Introduction – Roma and Sinti during the Holocaust Roma in Auschwitz were part of the wider tragedy of Roma and Sinti under Nazi rule. They were among the groups persecuted systematically, with policies evolving from exclusion and discrimination in prewar …

Women in Auschwitz – female prisoners at Birkenau assigned to forced labour in 1944
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Women in Auschwitz – Daily Life, Mothers, and Survival

Posted on October 3, 2025October 8, 2025 admin

Introduction – Women in Auschwitz Between 1942 and 1944, around 400,000 women were deported to Auschwitz. Only a fraction survived. Their stories reveal both the specific brutality they endured and the strength of solidarity that often helped them resist despair. …

Holocaust survivor showing Auschwitz tattoo number on arm
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The Tattooist of Auschwitz – Book, True Story and Accuracy

Posted on October 2, 2025October 2, 2025 admin

A Bestseller and a Debate The Tattooist of Auschwitz, written by Heather Morris and published in 2018, became an international bestseller. Translated into dozens of languages and adapted into a TV series, it captivated millions of readers worldwide. At the …

Children in Auschwitz – Jewish twins used in Mengele's experiments, liberated in January 1945
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Children in Auschwitz: The Youngest Victims of the Holocaust

Posted on October 2, 2025October 8, 2025 admin

The Youngest Victims of Auschwitz Children in Auschwitz were among the most vulnerable victims of the Holocaust. Auschwitz has become the symbol of Nazi terror, where more than one million people were murdered – including tens of thousands of children …

Red rose of remembrance — symbol of the 1983 reunion after the Auschwitz escape (1944)
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Auschwitz escape 1944: Jerzy Bielecki and Cyla Cybulska

Posted on August 21, 2025August 21, 2025 admin

Auschwitz escape 1944 — the case of Jerzy Bielecki and Cyla Cybulska — is one of the best documented prisoner escapes from the camp. With help from fellow inmates, Bielecki obtained parts of an SS uniform and a forged pass; …

Vrba–Wetzler and the Auschwitz Protocols: War Refugee Board 1944 dossier (cover)
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Vrba–Wetzler and the Auschwitz Protocols: escape, report, impact (1944)

Posted on August 20, 2025August 20, 2025 admin

Vrba–Wetzler and the Auschwitz Protocols refers to a landmark 1944 report about Auschwitz-Birkenau, created after the escape of two Slovak Jewish prisoners, Rudolf Vrba and Alfred Wetzler. Their testimony, combined later with other accounts, produced a dossier widely circulated among …

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Witold Pilecki in Auschwitz: voluntary infiltration, resistance and escape (1940–1943)

Posted on August 14, 2025August 14, 2025 admin

Witold Pilecki in Auschwitz: voluntary infiltration, resistance and escape (1940–1943) Witold Pilecki in Auschwitz — a concise, sourced overview of how a Polish resistance officer volunteered to be deported to the camp in 1940, organised an underground network, smuggled intelligence …

Escape from Auschwitz: Steyr 220 staff car (illustrative thumbnail)
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Auschwitz escape 20 June 1942: SS uniforms and a stolen car

Posted on August 14, 2025August 14, 2025 admin

Auschwitz escape 20 June 1942 refers to a bold getaway by four Polish prisoners who drove out of the camp in SS uniforms using a stolen car. It is one of the best-documented cases of an escape from Auschwitz. This …

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