During the Holocaust many concentration camps were built by the Nazis for the killing and suffering of Jews. Since Hitler wanted all Jews to die on Earth, he wanted these concentration camps where Jews could be taken and killed one by one. These Jews were killed in many ways within these concentration camps and no one knew about it. No one on the outside knew because it was kept a huge secret. These concentration camps were the end of the Jews' journey in life.. Auschwitz concentration camp was appointed first commandant at Auschwitz Rudolf Hoss who had experience in managing concentration camps. Auschwitz was located in southern Poland in a city called Krakow. During the camp's construction, nearby homes and factories were bulldozed to make room for the camp. While this was true, Auschwitz was not meant to be a concentration camp. Auschwitz was intended to be a detention center for Polish citizens arrested after Germany conquered Poland in 1939. The Auschwitz concentration camp opened in the spring of 1940. The concentration camp became the largest c...