Definition of condemn for English Language Learners. : 1  to say in a strong and definite way that someone or something is bad or wrong. : 2  to give (someone) a usually severe punishment. : 3  to cause (someone) to suffer or live in difficult or unpleasant conditions.
The first concentration established in Nazi Germany was at Dachau. As the name of the camps suggest, these camps incarcerated a large number of people into a relatively small area â i.e. concentrated their numbers into a small space.
Auschwitz - Student Encyclopedia (Ages 11 and up) The concentration and extermination camp Auschwitz (also called Auschwitz-Birkenau) was the largest to be set up by Nazi Germany. It was located near the industrial town of Oswiecim in southern Poland in a portion of the country that was annexed by Germany at the beginning of World War II.