Learn the history of the largest and most well-known concentration camp across the globe. Auschwitz – Birkenau was built and governed by Nazi Germany during World War II on a territory of occupied Poland, in the city of Oświęcim. When the German forces took over this land in 1939, the first facility constructed under their watch was for detainment of Polish political prisoners. As a result of an idea which came up in the SS headquarters, on 27th April, 1940 - Heinrich Himmler gave an official order to transform the prison into a network of concentration and extermination camps. The first mass execution of prisoners took place in September 1941, and shortly afterwards Auschwitz II-Birkenau soon became the main site of the Nazi's “Final Solution to the Jewish Question” during the Holocaust. The exact number of people that were murdered in gas chambers or were starved to death there is unknown but historians estimate that it was at least 1.3 millions of Jews, Poles, Romani, Jehovah’s Witnesses, homosexuals, and tens of thousands of others. Taking a tour with 4Travellers company is a great opportunity to gain more knowledge about the tragic events that happened in this so-called “world’s largest grave”. Nowadays, Auschwitz-Birkenau camp is being visited by millions of tourists from all around the world and in 1979 it was named a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. Considering the fact that visiting the museum might be a very arduous experience for our clients, during the tour we take care of all details such as transport, a professional English speaking guide, and arranged tickets for the museum. Moreover, if you choose to take this tour with us you will not have to wait in any queues at the entry.