Auschwitz was the most streamlined mass killing centers ever created and was one of the five "death camps" constructed by the Nazis during World War II. Construction of the camp began after Heinrich Himmler ordered its creation on April 27, 1940. Auschwitz continued to grow until 1945 when it was evacuated by the Nazis. Auschwitz was composed of three large camps and 45 sub-camps. Auschwitz I, which was the main camp, was the original section of the camp that …showed first 75 words of 1251 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1251 total…at Auschwitz. Some prisoners of the camp were deported to camps inside Germany. Many Jews died as a result of these long marches which became known as "death marches." The conditions of remaining concentration camps declined along with the German war effort. To this day, the word "Auschwitz" is synonymous with evil and terror. In all, approximately 1.1 million people were killed at Auschwitz, this would be equal to the whole entire city of Los Angles.