Block 11
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Block 11 was the notorious punishment and torture block at the Auschwitz I concentration camp, used for brutal interrogations, executions, and solitary confinement of prisoners.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
prison block
ⓘ
punishment block ⓘ torture facility ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Block 10
ⓘ
Block 9 ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent |
Holocaust
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nazi crimes against humanity ⓘ |
| controlledBy | SS-Totenkopfverbände NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Nazi Germany (occupied Poland) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
basement cells
ⓘ
dark cells ⓘ guard rooms ⓘ interrogation rooms ⓘ prisoner cells ⓘ standing cells ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
enforcement of camp discipline
ⓘ
intimidation of camp prisoners ⓘ suppression of resistance ⓘ |
| hasType | camp prison ⓘ |
| heritage | part of Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Nazi era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Auschwitz I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentCountry | Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Lesser Poland Voivodeship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTown | Oświęcim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNextTo | Auschwitz I courtyard of executions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memorialStatus | preserved as a memorial site ⓘ |
| notableFor |
extreme brutality
ⓘ
inhumane detention conditions ⓘ summary executions ⓘ systematic torture ⓘ |
| operator | SS ⓘ |
| partOf |
Auschwitz I main camp prison system
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Auschwitz concentration camp complex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | World War II ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Gestapo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
camp political department ⓘ |
| usedFor |
detention of political prisoners
ⓘ
detention of resistance members ⓘ detention of suspected escapees ⓘ execution of prisoners ⓘ interrogation of prisoners ⓘ punishment of prisoners ⓘ solitary confinement ⓘ torture of prisoners ⓘ |
| victimGroup |
Jews
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Poles ⓘ Roma NERFINISHED ⓘ Soviet prisoners of war ⓘ other persecuted groups ⓘ |
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