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Auschwitz-Birkenau. The Testimonies of the

ChildrenAnnex 1

Prepared by Roma DiktaraitėUtena Aukštakalnis Progymnasium

Lithuania2012

Auschwitz - Birkenau. The Testimonies of the Children

It is estimated that there were 232, 000 children and young children under 18 among the 1, 300,000 people deported to Auschwitz-Birkenau between 1940 and 1945.

CD Helena Kubica, „We Should Never Forget Them”. Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum, 2005.The photo is taken by R. Diktaraitė, Auschwitz-Birkenau, Poland, 2007.

Auschwitz-Birkenau. The Testimonies of the Children

The first and oldest camp, known as Auschwitz I, was founded in the old pre-war Polish barracks.The photo is taken by R. Diktaraitė, Auschwitz-Birkenau, Poland, 2007.

Auschwitz-Birkenau. The Testimonies of the Children

Auschwitz I.The photo is taken by R. Diktaraitė, Auschwitz-Birkenau, Poland, 2007.

Auschwitz-Birkenau. The Testimonies of the Children

Auschwitz I.The photo is taken by R. Diktaraitė, Auschwitz-Birkenau, Poland, 2007.

Auschwitz-Birkenau. The Testimonies of the Children

In 1941, the Nazi constructed a new camp Auschwitz II-Birkenau, which was much larger than the first one.The photo is taken by R. Diktaraitė, Auschwitz-Birkenau, Poland, 2007.

Auschwitz-Birkenau. The Testimonies of the Children

Auschwitz II-Birkenau.The photo is taken by R. Diktaraitė, Auschwitz-Birkenau, Poland, 2007.

Auschwitz-Birkenau. The Testimonies of the Children

Auschwitz II-Birkenau.The photo is taken by R. Diktaraitė, Auschwitz-Birkenau, Poland, 2007.

Auschwitz-Birkenau. The Testimonies of the Children

Auschwitz I. A guard tower.The photo is taken by R. Diktaraitė, Auschwitz-Birkenau, Poland, 2007.

Auschwitz-Birkenau. The Testimonies of the Children

„Arbeit Macht Frei“ was the sign over the entrance to Auschwitz-Birkenau. It means „Work makes one free“.The photo is taken by R. Diktaraitė, Auschwitz-Birkenau, Poland, 2007.

Auschwitz-Birkenau. The Testimonies of the Children

People were transported from the nearby ghettos as well as from many European countries occupied by Germany.The photo is taken by R. Diktaraitė, Auschwitz-Birkenau, Poland, 2007.

Auschwitz-Birkenau. The Testimonies of the Children

The camp had 5 gas chambers with crematoria. People died in gas chambers almost every day.The photo is taken by R. Diktaraitė, Auschwitz-Birkenau, Poland, 2007.

Auschwitz-Birkenau. The Testimonies of the Children

“Zyklon B” ( deadly prussic acid gas ) cans.The photo is taken by R. Diktaraitė, Auschwitz-Birkenau, Poland, 2007.

Auschwitz-Birkenau. The Testimonies of the Children

Triple bunk beds at Auschwitz II-Birkenau camp.The photo is taken by R. Diktaraitė, Auschwitz-Birkenau, Poland, 2007.

Auschwitz-Birkenau. The Testimonies of the Children

Kinderlager barracks .The photo is taken by R. Diktaraitė, Auschwitz-Birkenau, Poland, 2007.

Auschwitz-Birkenau. The Testimonies of the Children

Kinderlager bunk beds.The photo is taken by R. Diktaraitė, Auschwitz-Birkenau, Poland, 2007.

Auschwitz-Birkenau. The Testimonies of the Children

A pile of shoes.The photo is taken by R. Diktaraitė, Auschwitz-Birkenau, Poland, 2007.

Auschwitz-Birkenau. The Testimonies of the Children

A pile of glasses.The photo is taken by R. Diktaraitė, Auschwitz-Birkenau, Poland, 2007.

Auschwitz-Birkenau. The Testimonies of the Children

It is estimated that at the time of the liberation, there were about 700 children and youth under 18 years old at the camp. 500 of them were under 15 years old. The majority of them were Jewish children.

CD Helena Kubica, „We Should Never Forget Them”. Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum, 2005.The photo is taken by R. Diktaraitė, Auschwitz-Birkenau, Poland, 2007.