
The first Nazi death camp, Auschwitz, was created on April 27, 1940, by order of Nazi police chief Heinrich Himmler. Unlike concentration camps, death camps were set up for extermination and were equipped for mass murder.
The first Nazi death camp, Auschwitz, was created on April 27, 1940, by order of Nazi police chief Heinrich Himmler. Unlike concentration camps, death camps were set up for extermination and were equipped for mass murder.