In June 1940, the Auschwitz concentration camp was opened; this camp would later be the place of residence and death of hundreds of thousands of prisoners. Jews, Poles and Gypsies made up the vast majority of prisoners in the camp. Life in Auschwitz involved living in undesirable conditions and adhering to a very strict schedule day in and day out. When Auschwitz was fully completed, it contained twenty-eight two-story blocks. Each block was designed to hold 700 prisoners, but when used, each block held approximately 1,200 prisoners. When the camp was first put into operation, the rooms were unfurnished; this meant that prisoners had to sleep on mattresses stuffed with straw. Eventually the rooms were equipped with wooden bunks, tables, stools, cupboards and a coal stove. At first they also had to use latrines outside, but eventually toilets and urinals were installed on the ground floor. Within the camp, there were different sectors; Sector B1 was the oldest part of the camp and housed two different types of barracks. There were brick barracks, with brick or concrete floors. There was no heating...