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"On Auschwitz" (54): Soviet prisoners of war at Auschwitz

"On Auschwitz" (54): Soviet prisoners of war at Auschwitz

Update: 2025-01-14
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Soviet prisoners of war are the fourth largest group of victims of the German Auschwitz camp, after Jews, Poles and Roma. A total of 11,964 prisoners of war were registered at the camp. In addition, according to estimates, at least 3,000 Red Army soldiers were deported to the camp and murdered without being entered into the camp records.


Dr. Jacek Lachendro of the Museum's Research Center talks about the history and fate of Soviet POWs at Auschwitz.

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"On Auschwitz" (54): Soviet prisoners of war at Auschwitz

"On Auschwitz" (54): Soviet prisoners of war at Auschwitz

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