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Auschwitz: August
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Auschwitz ... dealt with Eastern Europe’s gypsies. They, too, were deemed by Hitler to be sub-human. 23,000 gypsies were ‘housed’ at Auschwitz in appalling conditions. On August 2nd, 1944, the order was given to destroy them. 21,000 were murdered in the gas chambers as a result.
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Admission to the Auschwitz is free. It takes minimum an hour to see the Auschwitz proper, and another to visit the nearby Birkenau site. They are open to visitors (except January 1, December 25, and Easter Sunday) from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. June through August, till 6 p.m. in September, till 5 p.m. in October, till 4 p.m. in November through December 15, till 3 p.m. from December 16 through February, till 4 p.m. in March, till 5 p.m. in April, till 6 p.m. in May. Archives, library, collections, management, etc. work on weekdays from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
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In March 1942, a women's camp is established at Auschwitz with 6,000 inmates. In August 1942, it was moved to Birkenau. By January 1944, 27,000 women were living in Birkenau, in section B1a, in separated quarters.
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