The ruins of the gas chamber and crematorium II at the Auschwitz II-Birkenau site. ▶ A short video about gas chambers and crematoria of the Auschwitz camp: https://youtu.be/-A05i25j9Ck It had a 210-square-meter gas chamber & five 3-muffle furnaces. — Video: instagram.com/elisaaa.pastore | Auschwitz Memorial / Muzeum Auschwitz

Ruins of gas chamber and crematorium III at Auschwitz II-Birkenau The crematorium, located on the ground level, was designed by the Topf und Söhne company from Erfurt and was equipped with five 3-muffle ovens connected to one chimney. According to the producers, the ovens could burn 1,440 corpses every 24 hours. Undressing space & 210 sq. meters gas chamber were located underground. Zyklon B was thrown through the holes in the ceiling into special wire mesh columns. On 20 January 1945 - 7 days b

On 27 January 2026, we will commemorate the 81st anniversary of the liberation of the German Nazi concentration and extermination camp Auschwitz. The main commemoration event, which will begin at 4:00 p.m., will take place in the so-called central sauna building on the grounds of the former Auschwitz II-Birkenau camp. It is located in the immediate vicinity of the ruins of the gas chamber and crematorium IV. | Auschwitz Memorial / Muzeum Auschwitz