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Auschwitz

The article is needed if "Auschwitz" in a certain quality, at a certain time or period as a subject or object in the sentence, is otherwise, i.e. normally, no article is used.

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German declension of Auschwitz?

How does the declension of Auschwitz work in the nominative, accusative, dative and genitive cases? Here you can find all forms in the singular as well as in the plural:

1	Singular	Plural
Nominative	(das) Auschwitz	—
Genitive	(des Auschwitz) Auschwitz’	—
Dative	(dem) Auschwitz	—
Akkusative	(das) Auschwitz	—

What is the meaning of Auschwitz in German?

Auschwitz has various definitions in German:

[1] A city in Poland

[1] eine Stadt in Polen

[2] Historical: A German concentration camp in World War II

[2] historisch: ein deutsches Konzentrationslager im Zweiten Weltkrieg

How to use Auschwitz in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Auschwitz with translations in English.

[1] Auschwitz ist eine polnische Stadt an der Weichsel.

[1] Auschwitz is a Polish city on the Vistula

[1] „Auschwitz war bis 1939 ein armseliges Städtchen von 14000 Einwohnern, die Hälfte Polen, die Hälfte Juden, dazu 61 Volksdeutsche.“

[1] "Auschwitz was a poor town of 14,000 inhabitants until 1939, half of Poland, half Jews, plus 61 VolksdeutscheTe" "

[2] Das Konzentrationslager Auschwitz gilt weltweit als Symbol für den Nazi-Terror und wurde 1979 zum Weltkulturerbe ernannt.

[2] The Auschwitz concentration camp is considered a symbol for the Nazi terror worldwide and was appointed World Heritage Site in 1979

[2] Die Befreiung des Konzentrations- und Vernichtungslagers Auschwitz-Birkenau in Polen durch die Rote Armee am 27. Januar 1945 jährt sich zum 70. Mal.

[2] The liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration and extermination camp in Poland through the Red Army on January 27, 1945 marks the 70th anniversary.

[2] „Am Nachmittag des nächsten Tages – es war Samstag, der 27. Januar 1945 – befreiten Soldaten der 60. Armee der 1. Ukrainischen Front Auschwitz und seine Nebenlager.“

[2] "In the afternoon of the next day - it was Saturday, January 27, 1945 - soldiers from the 60th Army of the 1st Ukrainian Front Auschwitz and his branch camp."

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