The Holocaust - Polish government-in-exile in London learned about Auschwitz from the Polish leadership in Warsaw
Time: 1940
Place: London, England, United Kingdom
Details: The Polish government-in-exile in London learned about Auschwitz from the Polish leadership in Warsaw, who from late 1940 "received a continual flow of information" about the camp, according to historian Michael Fleming.
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