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title: Women Prisoners at Auschwitz-Birkenau
author: Unknown Photographer
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20034/women-prisoners-at-auschwitz-birkenau/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 2025-02-12
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# Women Prisoners at Auschwitz-Birkenau
_Authored by Unknown Photographer_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/20034.png)
## Image Caption
A May 1944 photograph of [women](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/women/) prisoners at the [Auschwitz](https://www.worldhistory.org/Auschwitz/)-Birkenau concentration camp complex in Poland which was set up by the SS to murder those identified as enemies of Nazi Germany, especially Jewish people.
## Cite This Work
### APA
Photographer, U. (2025, February 12). Women Prisoners at Auschwitz-Birkenau. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Photographer, Unknown. "Women Prisoners at Auschwitz-Birkenau." *World History Encyclopedia*, February 12, 2025. .
### MLA
Photographer, Unknown. "Women Prisoners at Auschwitz-Birkenau." *World History Encyclopedia*, 12 Feb 2025, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Female_prisoners_at_Birkenau.jpg) by [**Unknown Photographer**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Female_prisoners_at_Birkenau.jpg). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 12 February 2025. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.