Shower head plate from Auschwitz-Birkenau
InventarnummerM2025/007:025
TitelShower head plate from Auschwitz-Birkenau
BeschreibungMetal shower head plate (middle corroded and missing) utilised at Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp.
Auschwitz, built in the occupied Polish town of Oswiecim, became the site of the largest single mass murder in history. Initially used to incarcerate Polish political opponents and Russian POWs, the camp expanded during the war to encompass three major centres - Auschwitz I, Birkenau (Auschwitz II) and Buna Monowitz (Auschwitz III). In its four years of operation, approximately 1.3 million people were murdered at this site, of which 1.1 million were Jewish.
Auschwitz, built in the occupied Polish town of Oswiecim, became the site of the largest single mass murder in history. Initially used to incarcerate Polish political opponents and Russian POWs, the camp expanded during the war to encompass three major centres - Auschwitz I, Birkenau (Auschwitz II) and Buna Monowitz (Auschwitz III). In its four years of operation, approximately 1.3 million people were murdered at this site, of which 1.1 million were Jewish.
EntstehungszeitraumWorld War II (1939-1945)
Schlagwortcamp conditions, concentration camp experiences, deceptions, Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp, victims
Objektbezeichnungshower heads
Materialmetal
Format
- circumference: 93.00 mm
Credit lineSydney Jewish Museum collection, donated by the Kleinlehrer family in memory of Aron and Helen Kleinlehrer.
In appreciation to the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany (Claims Conference) for supporting this archival project.