Crematorium II, Gas chamber and crematorium in Auschwitz II-Birkenau, Poland.
The large building contains underground gas chambers connected to furnace rooms designed for mass extermination of prisoners during World War II.
Between March 1943 and November 1944, the facility processed thousands of victims daily as part of the Nazi systematic elimination program at Auschwitz.
The preserved ruins of Crematorium II stand as physical evidence of the Holocaust, now part of the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum.
Visitors access the site through guided tours that explain the technical aspects and historical context of the gas chamber and cremation systems.
The concrete roof of the underground gas chamber still shows the four square holes through which Zyklon B pellets were dropped onto victims.
Location: Gmina Oświęcim
Part of: Auschwitz II-Birkenau concentration camp
GPS coordinates: 50.03396,19.16945
Latest update: March 11, 2025 09:04
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