Evil Nazis would listen to live music after a 'long day of killing' in Auschwitz

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killing" in Auschwitz, a survivor of the horrific death camp has revealed.In 1941, during the German invasion of the Soviet Union, the Nazis began their campaign of exterminating Jews in earnest.

By the end of the year, they had killed half a million people, but Nazi commanders wanted to find a more efficient way to commit mass murder that wouldn't cause too much stress on their soldiers.By the winter of 1941, gas chambers had been constructed at Auschwitz and by the time of the Soviet liberation on January 27, 1945, over one million people had been killed there.People from all over Europe were crammed into cattle wagons and transported to the death camp.There they were sorted into those who could work – able bodied men and women – and those who were to be immediately killed – the elderly and children.One of the women who survived the initial selection process was Fania Fénelon – a French pianist, composer and cabaret singer, as well as member of the French Resistance, whose father was Jewish.To stay up to date with all the latest news, make sure you sign up to one of our newsletters here.In 1943, she had been betrayed by one of her fellow resistance fighters who was a double agent working for the Nazis and was shipped off to Auschwitz.Auschwitz – often referred to as the most notorious concentration camp of WW2 – had something unique in its orchestra of inmates.Its purpose was to sedate new arrivals to what was happening in the camp, provide a rhythmic beat to those who worked, and also to give relief to the Nazi troops after a long day of killing.This orchestra is what saved Fania's life, as she was chosen to perform for the Nazis.Speaking on the American TV show, 60 Minutes, she said: "On my second day this big Polish.