Auschwitz (disambiguation)
Auschwitz, in English, most commonly refers to the Auschwitz concentration camp complex built by Nazi Germany during World War II, comprising:
- Auschwitz I, the original concentration camp
- Auschwitz II–Birkenau, a combination concentration/extermination camp
- Monowitz concentration camp (Auschwitz III–Monowitz), a labor camp to staff an IG Farben factory
- 45 smaller satellite camps
Auschwitz may also refer to:
- The German name for the Polish town of Oświęcim, after which the concentration camp was named
- Duchy of Auschwitz, also known as Duchy of Oświęcim, a historical duchy of Silesia
- Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum, a museum and memorial for the victims of the concentration camp
- "Auschwitz: A Doctor's Eyewitness Account", a 1961 book by Miklos Nyiszli
- Auschwitz (film), a film by director Uwe Boll
- Auschwitz: The Nazis and the 'Final Solution' (or Auschwitz: Inside the Nazi State), a six-part BBC documentary about the concentration camp
- "Auschwitz" (song), a 1966 song by Francesco Guccini, performed by Equipe 84
See also
- Austerlitz, Czech Republic (Slavkov u Brna), occasionally confused with Auschwitz
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