Auschwitz-Birkenau, a UNESCO World Heritage site in Poland, served as a Nazi concentration and extermination camp during World War II, where over 1.1 million people, primarily Jews, were systematically murdered between 1940 and 1945. Established by the Germans, it became a central symbol of the Holocaust, featuring gas chambers, crematoria, and barracks that stand as a somber testament to the atrocities committed. Today, it functions as a memorial and museum, preserving the history of the victims and educating visitors about the horrors of genocide.

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