Was the camp @ auschwitz the 1st "death camp"?

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NO real details except I lost most of my family there thanks to "Adolph" and his infamous SCHUTZ SCHTAFEL.(i.e. SS)Mans inhumanity to Man once again !!I'm an old man now and try as I might i CAN"T get the sights,sounds,smells of that place out of my mind.SHALOM ALL !!!!!!!!!!!!

Answer 1

I do not believe it was the first but I know it was the largest:

Here is some more info:

AUSCHWITZ - THE CONCENTRATION CAMP

After the occupation of Poland by the Third Reich, the name of the city of Oswiecim was changed to Auschwitz by the Germans, and became the name of the camp as well.
Auschwitz functioned throughout its existence as a concentration camp, and over time became the largest such Nazi camp.
In the first period of the existence of the camp, it was primarily Poles who were sent here by the German occupation authorities. These were people regarded as particularly dangerous: the elite of the Polish people, their political, civic, and spiritual leaders, members of the intelligentsia, cultural and scientific figures, and also members of the resistance movement, officers, and so on.
Over time, the Nazis also began to send groups of prisoners from other occupied countries to Auschwitz.
Beginning in 1942, Jews whom the SS physicians classified as fit for labor were also registered in the camp. From among all the people deported to Auschwitz, approximately 400,000 people were registered and placed in the camp and its sub-camps (200,000 Jews, more than 140,000 Poles, about 20,000 Gypsies from various countries, more than 10,000 Soviet prisoners of war, and more than 10,000 prisoners of other nationalities).
Over 50% of the registered prisoners died as a result of starvation, labor that exceeded their physical capacity, the terror that raged in the camp, executions, the inhuman living conditions, disease and epidemics, punishment, torture, and criminal medical experiments.
Auschwitz has become a symbol of terror, genocide, and the Holocaust. It was established by the Nazis in 1940, in the suburbs of the city of Oswiecim which, like other parts of Poland, was occupied by the Germans during the Second World War. The name of the city of Oswiecim was changed to Auschwitz, which became the name of the camp as well.
Over the years, the camp was expanded and consisted of three main parts: Auschwitz I, Auschwitz II-Birkenau, and Auschwitz III-Monowitz. It also had over 40 sub-camps. At first, Poles were imprisoned and died in the camp. Afterwards, Soviet prisoners of war, Gypsies, and people of other nationalities were also incarcerated there. Beginning in 1942, the camp became the site of the greatest mass murder in the history of humanity, which was committed against the European Jews as part of Hitler's plan for the complete destruction of that people.
The majority of the Jewish men, women and children deported to Auschwitz were sent to their deaths in the Birkenau gas chambers immediately after arrival. At the end of the war, in an effort to remove the traces of the crimes they had committed, the SS began dismantling and razing the gas chambers, crematoria, and other buildings, as well as burning documents.
Prisoners capable of marching were evacuated into the depths of the Reich. Those who remained behind in the camp were liberated by Red Army soldiers on January 27, 1945.
A July 2, 1947 act of the Polish parliament established the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum on the grounds of the two extant parts of the camp, Auschwitz I and Auschwitz II-Birkenau.

Answer 2

When the British fought the Boars (European Whites) in south Africa they unknowingly created similar conditions to a death camp by placing into camps many Boar families- 1903 was it? Then we can't forget what the Turks ( Automans ) did to the Christian minority Armenians during the 1st world war 1914-1918. It sadness me to hear your story but what gets me the most is who it seems that people think that it was only the Jews people who had suffered. What about all the Gypsies and homosexuals? How about political prisoner and even honest Germans who perished in Hitlers death camps? The moral of the story is to never rob anyone of their dignity. In other words don't piss people off and life should be very tele tubby like. There is always a reason for everything that happens in life. And just for the record this is not to shoot anyone down but to raise the important of understanding and to destroy arrogance and lack of knowledge. Cheers.

Answer 3

Try www.yadvashem.org and review.

Answer 4

no...just one of many...its near Munich so its more well known...

Answer 5

yes it was sir