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WWII What happened in Concentration Camps

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 Many people believe that Jewish people were the only ones sent to concentration camps. Hitler was a ruthless man who killed millions of innocent people. Jews were the people most commonly found in concentration camps. Hitler wiped out 2/3 of all Jews in Europe. The living conditions prisoners faced were terrible. They slept in barracks that were 16 1/2 feet by 19 1/2 feet with almost 80 people in each. Nazis killed 1.1 million children during the Holocaust. In Auschwitz alone 1 1/4 million people were killed.

 

 

 

Where were they located?

Concentration and extermination camps were located over Germany, Poland, and other European countries (Concentration camps). Auschwitz is one of the most infamous killing camps. In Auschwitz about 1 ¼ million people died (Concentration camps). It was the largest camp and located in Poland (Concentration camps). Dachau was the first camp and was built on March 20, 1933 (Rosenberg). It was not designed as a killing camp but built for performing medical experiments on prisoners which made it one of the harshest camps (Concentration camps). It was located it Dachau, Germany (Concentration camps). Theresienstadt was located in Northern Bohemia which is modern day Czech Republic (Concentration camps). Some 141,000 were sent there and about 33,500 were killed (Concentration camps). When the Soviets approached Auschwitz, the Nazi’s led 60,000 prisoners on a march that killed 15,000 and left about 7,000 in the camp (Concentration camps). The Soviets liberated Auschwitz on January 27, 1945 (Concentration camps). A concentration camp is, “an area or group of buildings where civilians, political prisoners and sometimes prisoners of war are confined, usually under harsh conditions” (Brown ). For prisoners of the camps the definition a concentration camp is much much worse than what the definition describes. 

This photo is of Auschwitz. The train tracks brought the cars of people into the camp.

 

 

Torture methods and living conditions

During World War II, many prisoners from concentration camps were cruelly murdered. In Auschwitz, prisoners were taken to gas chambers where cyanide or carbon monoxide poison was dropped on them (Concentration camps). Nazis would also work the prisoners to death. If someone did not wake up early enough or disobeyed the guards, they were punished and sometimes killed (Shuter). Prisoners were given rotten, disgusting food if they were even fed at all. Horrible food resulted in malnutrition and starvation which caused prisoners to become emaciated and eventually die (Concentration camps). Living conditions in concentration camps where just as terrible as the torture prisoners received. Rooms in some camps were 16 ½ feet by 19 ½ feet with some 75 people in each (Shuter). James Rose of the 42nd Infantry exclaimed in disgust, “ They opened the compound and I see thousands of people crowding out that looked like skeletons with skin stretched on them” (Brown). Concentration camps will live forever in infamy in the minds of those who survived the camps and those who witnessed the terrible conditions of the prisons.

These ovens were used for burning bodies and mass murder. Other Jewish people worked these ovens.

 

 

Who was sent there?

There were many types of people that were sent to concentration camps. James Rose stated, "Just one look at them, some of them half dead, something happened that we realized what this war was all about" (Brown). There were an estimated 6 million Jewish people killed in the Holocaust (Concentration camps). Jews were the most common people found in concentration camps. Gypsies, political opponents, physically and mentally disabled people, and gays were also imprisoned in camps (Concentration camps). In Auschwitz 1.5 million Jews, 75,000 Poles, 18,000 Gypsies, and 15,000 Soviets were killed (Concentration camps). The Nazi's killed approximately 2/3 of all Jews in Europe (Concentration camps).  An estimated 1.1 million children were murdered (Brown). Millions of innocent people lost their lives in the Holocaust and it will never be forgotten.

Jewish men standing behind a fence in the Buchenwald camp.

 

 

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 References:

 

Brown, Bryan. “WWII Freeing the Death Camps.” Middle Search Plus. Ebscohost, 2 May 2010. Web. 3 May 2010. <http://web.ebscohost.com/‌ebcohost/‌delivery?vid=16&hid=12&sid=6b646022-8ff3-4677-a7e3-f...>.

 

“Concentration Camps.” Concentration Camps. N.p., n.d. Web. 2 May 2010. <http://library.thinkquest.org/‌CR0210520/‌concentration_camps.htm>.

 

Guard tower, Auschwitz, Poland. 2005. United Streaming. Discovery Education, n.d. Web. 10 May 2010. <http://player.discoveryeducation.com/‌index.cfm?guidAssetId=257DAB02-48E3-42EE-9153-173C5F0FD2B4&blnFromSearch=1&productcode=US>. Picture,Auschwitz

 

Hearn, Narayan. You can tell a lot about what a person is thinking by the expression on their face. Here we see Jewish men in Buchenwald during the Nazi Holocaust. N.d. Creative Commons. Flickr, 17 Apr. 2007. Web. 10 May 2010. <http://www.flickr.com/‌photos/‌7453807@N06/‌463116365/>. picture, people in buchenwald

 

Hilberg, Raul. “Concentration Camp.” Encyclopedia Americana. Grolier Online, n.d. Web. 3 May 2010. <http://ea.grolier.com/‌article?id=0103940-00>.

 

The Holocaust: A Survivor Speaks. Dir. Mike Berry. 2009. Youtube. Web. 5 May 2010. <http://youtube.com>.

 

Ovens in a German Concentration camp. 2005. united Streaming. Discovery Education, n.d. Web. 10 May 2010. <http://player.discoveryeducation.com/‌index.cfm?guidAssetId=EDA63C5A-790E-4AA5-9A55-7EC0FBD81D6E&blnFromSearch=1&productcode=US>. Picture,Ovens

 

Rosenberg, Jennifer. “33 facts you need to know about the Holocaust.” About.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 7 May 2010. <http://history1900s.about.com/‌od/‌holocaust/‌a/‌holocaustfacts.htm>.

 

Shuter, Jane. The Camp System. Chicago,Illinois: Heinemann Library, 2003. Print.

 

Soylentgreen23. Birkenau Concentration Camp. N.d. Creative Commons. Flickr, 9 Nov. 2006. Web. 10 May 2010. <http://www.flickr.com/‌photos/‌soylentgreen23/‌293007549/>. picture, Auschwitz train tracks

 

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Wendy said

at 7:56 am on May 12, 2010

I love the pics and the colorful writing.

Wendy said

at 7:32 am on May 14, 2010

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Jasmine said

at 10:44 am on May 18, 2010

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