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  1. Auschwitz Birkenau

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    Establishment and Nomenclature
    The initial camp, Auschwitz I, was established in May 1940 in the suburbs of Oświęcim, Poland, a town that the Nazis renamed to Auschwitz. The complex expanded significantly with the construction of Auschwitz II (Birkenau), begun in October 1941, which became the primary site for industrialized mass murder. A third main camp, Auschwitz III (Monowitz), was established nearby primarily to serve as a forced labor facility for industrial production, most notably for the IG Farben synthetic rubber plant, *Buna-…