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JhonP54 ago

Ironically, I visited Auschwitz-Birkenau last Summer while in Poland. Auschwitz reminded me of a military installation, kind of like barracks on a military base. Birkenau was different and one would ask themselves why would they go through all this trouble to build all these structures to house people if they were planning on exterminating them in the first place? Rows upon rows of buildings perfectly aligned to resemble a camp! It makes you wonder!

Phantom42 ago

Auschwitz was a Polish barracks I believe. I remember reading that "forbidden knowledge" somewhere.

JhonP54 ago

yes, most of these concentration camps were originally military camps concerted to work/concentration camps. but the buildings in Birkenau were constructed using slave labour and even bricks were taken from nearby houses to augment the supplies.