Escapes of prisoners from the concentration camp Auschwitz-Birkenau
TitleEscapes of prisoners from the concentration camp Auschwitz-Birkenau
Author
Call number940.547243094386/0008
Object number06871d
Place of publicationAuschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp
PublisherAuschwitz Museum
Year of publication
1967
Physical descriptionpp77-95
MaterialArticle
NotesArticle from the book 'From the history of KL-Auschwitz' Vol.1 pp77-95
Description
As soon as the concentration camps had been established, specially trained SS detachments were formed and their task was to watch the prisoners. The success of an escape depended to a large extent upon the help shown by the local Polish civilian population. Describes various escapes.