Holocaust
The Holocaust was the breaking point for thousands of people in understanding that Germany was out of control. Jewish people had it the hardest, the murders were at approximately six million Jews by Hitler's rain and the Nazi's brutal camps. The definition of Holocaust is "sacrifice by fire." The Nazis, who came to power in Germany in January 1933, believed that Germany was racially superior and that the Jews, were
inferior, were an alien threat to German communities. During the era of the Holocaust, German authorities also targeted other groups because of their perceived racial inferiority, Roma, the disabled, and some of the Slavic peoples, Russians, and others. Other groups were persecuted on political, ideological, and behavioral grounds, among them Communists, Socialists, Jehovah's Witnesses , and homosexuals.
In 1933, the Jewish population of Europe was over nine million. Most European Jews lived in countries that Nazi Germany would occupy or influence during World War II. By 1945, the Germans and their leaders
killed nearly two out of every three European Jews as part of the inferior solution. Although Jews, whom the Nazis deemed a priority danger to Germany, were the biggest victims of racism in Germany, other victims included some 200,000 Roma. At least 200,000 mentally or physically disabled patients, mainly Germans, living in institutional settings, were murdered in the cleansing/ murdering. As Nazi believes spread across Europe, the Germans and their allies accused and murdered millions of other people. Between two and three million Soviet prisoners of war were murdered or died of starvation, disease, neglect, or maltreatment. The Germans targeted the non-Jewish Polish for killing, and deported millions of Polish and Soviet civilians for forced labor in Germany or in occupied Poland, where these individuals worked and often died under severe conditions. From the earliest years of the Nazi believes, German Laws accused homosexuals and others whose behavior did not match prescribed social norms. German police officials targeted thousands of political opponents. Many of these individuals died because of what they believed.
inferior, were an alien threat to German communities. During the era of the Holocaust, German authorities also targeted other groups because of their perceived racial inferiority, Roma, the disabled, and some of the Slavic peoples, Russians, and others. Other groups were persecuted on political, ideological, and behavioral grounds, among them Communists, Socialists, Jehovah's Witnesses , and homosexuals.
In 1933, the Jewish population of Europe was over nine million. Most European Jews lived in countries that Nazi Germany would occupy or influence during World War II. By 1945, the Germans and their leaders
killed nearly two out of every three European Jews as part of the inferior solution. Although Jews, whom the Nazis deemed a priority danger to Germany, were the biggest victims of racism in Germany, other victims included some 200,000 Roma. At least 200,000 mentally or physically disabled patients, mainly Germans, living in institutional settings, were murdered in the cleansing/ murdering. As Nazi believes spread across Europe, the Germans and their allies accused and murdered millions of other people. Between two and three million Soviet prisoners of war were murdered or died of starvation, disease, neglect, or maltreatment. The Germans targeted the non-Jewish Polish for killing, and deported millions of Polish and Soviet civilians for forced labor in Germany or in occupied Poland, where these individuals worked and often died under severe conditions. From the earliest years of the Nazi believes, German Laws accused homosexuals and others whose behavior did not match prescribed social norms. German police officials targeted thousands of political opponents. Many of these individuals died because of what they believed.
Auschwitz
Auschwitz, also known as Auschwitz-Birkenau, opened in 1940 and was the largest of the Nazi concentration and death camps. Located in southern Poland, Auschwitz initially served as a detention center for political prisoners. However, it evolved into a network of camps where Jewish people and other enemies of the Nazi state were exterminated, often in gas chambers, or used as slave labor. Some prisoners were also subjected to barbaric medical experiments led by Josef Mengele from 1911-1979.
During World War II 1939-1945, more than 1 million people, by some accounts, lost their lives at Auschwitz. In January 1945, with the Soviet army approaching, Nazi officials ordered the camp abandoned and sent an estimated 60,000 prisoners on a forced march to other locations. When the Soviets entered Auschwitz, they found thousands of emaciated detainees and piles of corpses left behind.
During World War II 1939-1945, more than 1 million people, by some accounts, lost their lives at Auschwitz. In January 1945, with the Soviet army approaching, Nazi officials ordered the camp abandoned and sent an estimated 60,000 prisoners on a forced march to other locations. When the Soviets entered Auschwitz, they found thousands of emaciated detainees and piles of corpses left behind.
Belzec
Belzec was established November 1, 1941. Belzec extermination camp was consisted of two camps divided into three parts there was an administration section, barracks and storage for resources and food to live on, and extermination section. There was also three gas chambers using carbon monoxide housed in a wooden building. They were later replaced by six gas chambers in a brick and concrete building. Belzec extermination camp started operations March 17, 1942 and ended operations December 1942. The estimated number of deaths is 500-600,000, mainly Jews.
KZ Dachau
On March 22, 1933, shortly after Hitler's rose to power he started up one of the first concentration camps in Dachau. This camp served as a model for all concentration camps to come and as violent schools for the SS men under whose command it stood. In the twelve years of its existence over 200.000 people from all over Europe were imprisoned here and in the well known death camps, 41.500 were murdered. On April 29 1945, American troops liberated the survivors.