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"On Auschwitz" (39): Keeping the functioning of Auschwitz in secrecy

"On Auschwitz" (39): Keeping the functioning of Auschwitz in secrecy

FromOn Auschwitz


"On Auschwitz" (39): Keeping the functioning of Auschwitz in secrecy

FromOn Auschwitz

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Length:
29 minutes
Released:
Nov 13, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Although the SS took various measures to keep the functioning of the camp secret, especially when Auschwitz became both a concentration camp and extermination center, news about the camp got out.
Dr Piotr Setkiewicz, head of the Museum Research Centre, talks about how information about Auschwitz could reach the world.
Released:
Nov 13, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (48)

The official podcast of the Auschwitz Memorial. The history of Auschwitz is exceptionally complex. It combined two functions: a concentration camp and an extermination center. Nazi Germany persecuted various groups of people there, and the camp complex continually expanded and transformed itself. In the podcast "On Auschwitz," we discuss the details of the history of the camp as well as our contemporary memory of this important and special place. We kindly ask you to support our mission and share our podcast in social media. Online lessons: http://lesson.auschwitz.org