Polish “Political Prisoners” in Auschwitz: 1940-1945

Book Chapter

Piotr Setkiewicz, “Polish “Political Prisoners” in Auschwitz: 1940-1945.” Auschwitz: History, Place and People. An Academic Guide to the Camp Complex. Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum, 2021, p. 29-42.

 

Educational Resources

Discussion Prompts

  • How did the experience of Jewish and non-Jewish prisoners at Auschwitz differ?

Bibliography

Kubica, Helena. The Extermination at KL Auschwitz of Poles Evicted from the Zamość Region in the Years 1942-1943. Oświęcim: Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum, 2006.

Kubica, Helena. From the Warsaw Uprising to Auschwitz. Voices of Memory 10. Oświęcim: Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum, 2015.

Piper, Franciszek. Poles in Auschwitz. Voices of Memory 8. Oświęcim: Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum, 2013.

Strzelecka, Irena. “Pierwsi Polacy w KL Auschwitz.” Zeszyty Oświęcimskie 18 (1983): 5–144.