Auschwitz I expansion plan
The Auschwitz concentration and extermination camp, established in 1940 as a single camp with 22 buildings, evolved into a vast complex with three main camps by the end of the war . This map, dating from April 1942, outlines the expansion plan for Auschwitz I, which includes a roll call area capable of holding 30,000 prisoners. This particular plan was never realized, but was instead replaced by Camp Birkenau, which had the capacity to hold up to 200,000 prisoners.
Wirtschafts-Verwaltungshauptamt, Amt C/II, K.L. Auschwitz, Lageplanskizze, Berlin 1942. Digital print, Coll. Państwowe Muzeum Auschwitz-Birkenau, 70 x 71 cm.
