Seasons & Episodes
Origins
Initially envisioned as a small labor camp for dissenters, Auschwitz was a low priority for the Nazi elite. When Hitler
Expansion
Auschwitz was over-capacity and more people were arriving daily. In order to maintain efficiency, Commandant Rudolf Hös
Deportation
Auschwitz was over-capacity and more people were arriving every day. In order to maintain efficiency, Rudolf Höss order
Exploitation
Initially envisioned as a small labor camp for dissenters, Auschwitz was a low priority for the Nazi elite. When Hitler
Devastation
In 1944 an end to the war was in sight. The remaining Jews in Nazi occupied territories were sent to die in the camps. T
Aftermath
As the Allies swept through the occupied territories, they discovered the horrors that the Nazis left behind. Even after