Main watchtower / Gate of extermination camp

Main watchtower / Gate of extermination camp is a tower in Oświęcim, Małopolskie. Main watchtower / Gate of extermination camp is situated nearby to the historic building Latrines and Washrooms, as well as near Blok 16.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Auschwitz-Birkenau and Block 10 Medical ‘Experiments’.

Auschwitz-Birkenau

Photo: Lankhorst, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Auschwitz-Birkenau is the generic name given to the cluster of concentration, labour and extermination camps established by the Nazis during the Second World War and located near the towns of Oświęcim and Brzezinka in southern Poland, some 60 km from Kraków.

Block 10 Medical ‘Experiments’

Historic building

Photo: VbCrLf, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Block 10 was a barrack at the Auschwitz concentration camp where men and women were used as experimental subjects for Nazi doctors. The experiments in Block 10 tested bodily reactions to various substances, ranging from no effect to sterilization. Block 10 Medical ‘Experiments’ is situated 2 km southeast of Main watchtower / Gate of extermination camp.

Gas Chamber/Crematory II

Ruins

Photo: Majorly, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Gas Chamber/Crematory II is a ruins, which is situated 1 km west of Main watchtower / Gate of extermination camp.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Effects storage ‘Kanada II’ and Brzezinka.

Effects storage ‘Kanada II’

Locality

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The Kanada warehouses, also known as Effektenlager or simply Kanada, were storage facilities in the Auschwitz concentration camp in German-occupied Poland during the Holocaust.