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Also Known As	Płaszów
Date	June 1942 - January 1945

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Plaszow, Poland

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Amon Göth

Austrian Nazi officer

Germany invades Poland, September 1, 1939, using 45 German divisions and aerial attack. By September 20, only Warsaw held out, but final surrender came on September 29.

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