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On Auschwitz

On Auschwitz

By: Auschwitz Memorial
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 The official podcast of the Auschwitz Memorial. The history of Auschwitz is exceptionally complex. It combined two functions: a concentration camp and an extermination center. Nazi Germany persecuted various groups of people there, and the camp complex continually expanded and transformed itself. In the podcast "On Auschwitz," we discuss the details of the history of the camp as well as our contemporary memory of this important and special place. We kindly ask you to support our mission and share our podcast in social media. Online lessons: http://lesson.auschwitz.orgAuschwitz Memorial World
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  • "On Auschwitz" (67): The SS Hygiene Institute

    "On Auschwitz" (67): The SS Hygiene Institute
    Dec 11 2025

    The Waffen-SS and Police Hygiene Institute at Auschwitz was established in the autumn of 1942. Its tasks included conducting hygienic and bacteriological tests for SS units, the German army, the police, and concentration camps, including the entire Auschwitz camp complex. Teresa Wontor-Cichy from the Auschwitz Museum Research Centre talks about the activities of the institute, which used camp prisoners both for labour and as research subjects.

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    Voiceover: Sarah Edwards, Therese McLaughlin
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    34 mins
  • "On Auschwitz" (66): Ideological Training of the SS Garrison of the Camp

    "On Auschwitz" (66): Ideological Training of the SS Garrison of the Camp
    Nov 15 2025

    What did ideological training for SS personnel at the Auschwitz camp look like, and how did the ideology of national socialism influence the functioning of this SS formation? These questions are addressed in the podcast by Dr. Agnieszka Kita, Deputy Head of the Auschwitz Museum Archives.

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    Voiceovers: Therese McLaughlin and Kate Weinrieb
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    50 mins
  • "On Auschwitz" (65): The trial of Rudolf Höss and other SS garrison members of Auschwitz

    "On Auschwitz" (65): The trial of Rudolf Höss and other SS garrison members of Auschwitz
    Oct 13 2025

    Some 8,200 SS men and 200 women overseers served in the camp garrison of the German Nazi camp Auschwitz between 1940 and 1945.

    How were the perpetrators from Auschwitz, including the first commandant, Rudolf Höss, and other garrison members, held accountable?

    Dr. Wojciech Płosa, head of the Archives of the Memorial, explains.

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    Voiceovers: Greg Littlefield, Mike Skagerlind

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    34 mins
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