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Poles revise Auschwitz death toll to about 1.1 to 1.5 million
Polish officials and Auschwitz museum administrators moved to revise the death toll from about four million to roughly 1.1 to 1.5 million. Piper’s research prompted removals of plaques claiming four million dead and calls for broader, more nuanced exhibits distinguishing victim groups and the full history of the camp.
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Oswiecim
Poland
Franciszek Piper
Piper
Auschwitz
Adolf Hitler
Auschwitz State Museum
Das
Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial
Jerusalem
World Center For Holocaust Research