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'''IG Farben''' was short for Interessen-Gemeinschaft Farbenindustrie, or the "Community of Interests" of chemical dye-making corporations.
'''IG Farben''' was a large [[German]] chemical and pharmacuetical conglomerate.
The history of the founding of the [[Nazi]] [[Auschwitz]] extermination camp is connected with the initiative by IG Farben to build its third large plant for synthetic rubber and liquid fuels. The new camp was to be located in Silesia, beyond the range of Allied bombers at the time. The final decision for the location was made in December 1940/January 1941 and fell on the flat land between the eastern part of Oświęcim (''Gr. Auschwitz'') and the villages of Dwory and Monowice. The decision was justified by the favorable geological conditions, access to railroad lines, water supply (the Vistula), and the availability of raw materials: coal (the mines in Libiąż, Jawiszowice, and Jaworzno), lime (Krzeszowice), and salt (Wieliczka). Furthermore, the belief that it would be possible for the firm to employ prisoners from the nearby Auschwitz concentration camp may in fact have been decisive in the choice of the project.
The history of the founding of the [[Nazi]] [[Auschwitz]] extermination camp is connected with the initiative by IG Farben to build its third large plant for synthetic rubber and liquid fuels. The new camp was to be located in Silesia, beyond the range of Allied bombers at the time. The final decision for the location was made in December 1940/January 1941 and fell on the flat land between the eastern part of Oświęcim (''Gr. Auschwitz'') and the villages of Dwory and Monowice. The decision was justified by the favorable geological conditions, access to railroad lines, water supply (the Vistula), and the availability of raw materials: coal (the mines in Libiąż, Jawiszowice, and Jaworzno), lime (Krzeszowice), and salt (Wieliczka). Furthermore, the belief that it would be possible for the firm to employ prisoners from the nearby Auschwitz concentration camp may in fact have been decisive in the choice of the project.