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Why was it so easy for the Nazis to get the Germans to hate Jews?

Because the Nazi had so much power because of Hiltler and the Germans were scared not to hate the Jews. Actually ...It wasn't that easy. Most of the German Jews were well integrated into German life till the Nazis came to power. Many Germans had dealings with Jews and found there was a huge g…

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What were the concentration camps like?

Closer to Hell than any Jew, gypsy, Nazi, or different nationality had ever seen. The rations were sparse, if any some days. The warehouses were stuffed with bunks stacked high. Lice crawled through the camp and they worked ridiculous hours.

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I am struggling with this. I have a plastic drain and trap and I think the problem has to do with sediment in the water. A white substance gets caked inside the drain and smells like crazy as soon as water touches it. Is it sulfur in the water? I am trying to clean it regularly your wax seal …

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What countries were involved in WW1?

the allies and the central powers were the two 'teams'allies consisted of: great Britain, France, Italy Australia, russia, usa, nz, south Africa, rhodesia, Canada, India, Serbia, belgium, Portugal, china, japan, Romania, montenegro,Greece and Poland however, not all these were there in the beginning…

these laws were referred to as the "penal" laws and applied also in some parts to presbyterians. they restricted catholic rights to worship, education, carry weapons, become government employees, stand for election, inherit land, own valuable property etc. they began c.1696 and disappeared gradually…

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Why do people say Santa isn't real?

SANTA IS REAL!!!! I JUST KNOW IT AND WHO ELSE WOULD BE COMING DOWN THE CHIMNEY WITH PRESENTS TO BRING!! Some people say he isn't real and don't believe in him! If you believe Santa is real then he is real! He is real as long as you believe, but if you don't believe then he is not real! You can not s…

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Was Hitler whole or part Jewish?

No. Or, better, there's no definitive evidence for it. Concerning Genetics There is some evidence that relatives of Hitler may have some kind of connection to a group of people that includes Jews, but this is a very long way from "Hitler was part Jewish". Jean-Paul Mulders, a Belgian journalis…

85th Engineers from WWII My father was TEC 5 Woodrow "Woody" Smith. He was with the 85th Engineers "A" Company from 1941 to his release in about 1945. I have several pieces of memorobilia from his tour and an entire photo album. 85th Engineer Heavy Ponton Battalion This unit served in North Afr…

Major Turning Points of World War 2This is a question that cannot have a definitive answer. In such a large confict, there are certainly many "turning points", and there will be differing opinions on them. Here are some of the many opinions offered by FAQ Farmers:Battle of BritainIf the RAF had been…

The United States Holocaust Museum has a listing of all the displaced persons camps, with a map. I have not seen anything detailing doctors or births.U S. Immigration & Naturalization Service (INS): The Einwanderungszentrale of Nazi Germany had the complete vital statistics of every foreigner en…

There were about 335,000 British troops, and about 50,000 French troops rescued at Dunkirk. Do you want that in alphabetical order, or by rank and unit? Thousands died in the fighting that ended with the withdrawal at Dunkirk.

BackgroundThe Nazis themselves called their attempt to exterminate all the Jews in Europe the Final Solution of the Jewish Question (die Endloesung der Judenfrage). At first, the term Final Solution was widely used, but was felt to be unsatisfactory. In the 1950s the term the Holocaust (as a proper …

Jews, gypsies (Romanies) - these were the only groups singled out for extermination. Many other groups, however, were treated very badly, in particular: Soviet prisoners of war Russians Poles Communists Liberals Other political dissidents Jehovah's Witnesses Disabled and incurable people Homosexua…

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Why did the Holocaust occur?

%REPLIES% Answer Here is a book I recommend you check into: The Origins of the Final Solution: The Evolution of Nazi Jewish Policy, September 1939-March 1942 (Comprehensive History of the Holocaust Series) by Christopher R. Browning, Jurgen Matthaus I hope this helps. …

At all times in public by Jews, in Nazi-occupied Europe. The Star of David was a means of identification, to allow the Nazis, citizens etc. to know who was Jewish so they could treat them as called for by Nazi policy. It was introduced in September 1941 in Germany and the occupied territories, but…

%REPLIES% Answer Try this link. Earlier question and answer along the same line. http://www.faqfarm.com/History/WWII/11889 Answer There is no clear answer to this question. If you examine Hitler's policies you will discover that he did not have much, if any, original thoughts.…

%REPLIES% Answer Considering that it violates the Hebrew faith to have a tattoo, along with the whole idea of reducing a human being to a number, I would say it was a rather traumatic experience! But then that was the intent, to make others see these human beings as not being human. That way …

Vidkun Quisling (1887-1945, shot for treason). He didn't 'give up without a fight'. He was an ardent Nazi. Maybe you already knew this, but Norway didn't give up without a fight. Because the government of Norway wouldn't let Quisling have the power.

Yes, many people tried to survive the Holocaust.

They weren't treated humanely, or even humanly; that is the whole point. According to Nazi ideas, Jews, Gypsies and various others were "untermenschen", that is sub-human. Thus, according to the Nazis, those people could be eliminated. Simply kill them all so that Germans can have their land. It was…

To answer your question it is important to understand that there were 'only' six 'death' camps (extermination camps). The rest were concentration camps which had a ifferent function, although a large number of people died in them. The six camps were: most of the Birkenau section of Auschwitz, Belze…

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What was the Holocaust?

The Holocaust The Holocaust (with a capital H) refers to the genocide (mass murder) of about six million Jews by the Nazis in 1941-1945 (during World War 2). It was the so-called Final Solution [of the Jewish Question]. The term is often used in a broader sense to include millions of others also k…

During WWII a small number of US servicemen had "Dog Tags" marked with "H" for Hebrew were and some of these were executed on the spot. There were also a few (about 300 to 500) that were removed from POW camps, placed into labor camps, maltreated and some were placed into the exterminaction camps. …

Nothing. ___ It has alot to do with the turnout of WWI. After the war, Germany fell into a severe economic depression. Hitler capitalized on this and directed peoples frustration about the turnout of the war towards the Jewish people, many of whom where well off compared to Germany as a whole. N…

Answer Respectfully, may I suggest: Inside Hitler's Germany by Matthew Hughes & Chris Mann Dulles, VA Brassey's, Inc. 2000 ISBN: 1-57488-281-3 Richard V. Horrell WW 2 Connections.com makes no sense jack ass !!!

Hitler got followers through lies. Germany was also deeply affected by the Depression and Treaty of Versailles.

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When was the Holocaust?

The Holocaust refers specifically to the Nazi genocide of the Jews. This is generally dated as 1941 to 1945 and took place in World War 2. Of course, before the start of the Holocaust, the Jews in Nazi Germany and later also in other areas under German control were persecuted and killed, but is not …

That is a question people have been asking ever since the war and there is no good answer. The only thing that can be said is that, sadly, what they did is not unique. History is filled with similar acts of savage barbarism committed by all cultures. From the 1930s to the 1950s Stalin killed over 20…

After the war many European Jews had no place to go and it was decided that part of Palestine would become a Jewish state. The founding of the nation of Israel after w.w.2 originates in a letter sent by British Foreign Secretary Arthur J. Balfour to Lord Rothschild, (the banker) and leader …

Opinion Obviously, it would have helped if the U.S., Britain, Australia and Canada had taken in more refugees from Germany in the 1930s, before the Holocaust began. For an example of this aspect of Holocaust history you can read about the tragedy of the S.S. St. Louis at the related link. However, …

Obviously, his parents didn't give him enough attention. I mean, come on, his "perfect race" didn't even include himself! Hitler wanted a pure Aryan race, people with blue eyes, blonde hair, muscular (in the case of men) and beautiful (the case of women). He wanted all Germans to be racially pur…

I have just finished reading an incredible, short book on this subject. "" is written by Viktor Frankl. Dr. Frankl survived three years in Auschwitz and Dachau. The book is very short, but incredibly informative and gives the reader a first hand glimpse into the psychology of survival as well as the…

Hitler hated the Jews for a lot of reasons. One was because he thought they had "back-stabbed" Germany during WW1. Most unlikely. His mother died in 1907 and, according to Ian Kershaw's highly acclaimed biography, the first evidence of real antisemitism on Hitler's part dates from 1916. I've read …

Anything at all. Before the death camps got started Jews were forced into small vastly overcrowded ghettos from which they were not allowed to exit for any reason. They were forbidden from holding jobs or engaging in professions or any kind of trade except the selling of old rags. You can read about…

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What were concentration camps?

I believe you are referring to the concentration camps in which the holocaust played a major role during, and before the second world war. Concentration camps like Dachau, Buchenwald, Bergen-Belsen and the infamous Auschwitz were camps which held people who were Jewish, Gypsy, Homosexual, Communist…

RESPONSE 1 Stalin started the Cold War by invading Poland and reneging on his promise to allow free elections there. This was followed by Soviet occupation of much of the rest of Eastern Europe, as well as aiding communist expansion in Asia. RESPONSE 2 Ronald Reagan ended the Cold War by following t…

The ending of one's own life is not illegal in all countries. Under common law, many courts have long recognized the right of a competent adult to consent to or to refuse medical treatment. The moral issue surrounding suicide/euthanasia is an ongoing issue that may never be settled. With the current…

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The Treaty of Versailles did NOT contribute or lead to the Holocaust. The Versailles Treaty did, however, encourage German nationalism.Even in the early years of Nazi rule in Germany it was not obvious that the persecution of the Jews would culminate in mass murder.

1 It already has. Ethnic cleansing has occured in many countries. Cambodia is a prime example of a holocaust. 2 Yes, it has happened again and again. It doesn't appear that governments have learned much from past wars. 3 The question is not, "Can the holocaust happen again?" The questi…

This is a very delicate subject. I am not of Jewish decent, but my father had a dear Jewish friend who was a reporter in Germany. He smuggled many pictures back to Canada and later, when I was 17 years old my father showed me those pictures. Need I say, I was shocked and horrified and was ashamed at…

This is a hard question to answer considering I don't know you.If your husband was very close to his mother and extremely emotional over her death then he is allowed to have his grieving period (there is no limit to grieving) and it's a natural process and a healthy one.Perhaps you could ask friends…

%REPLIES% Answer Tons of excess mental baggage from his upbringing. Insecure men are not to be trusted. They usually cheat with really unattractive women too. Answer If he has been hurt in past relationships then he may be afraid of a repeat performance of another heartbreak (read trust iss…

Since 1945-46, the most commonly quoted figure for the total number of Jews killed has been an estimate of approximately six million. This figure, first given at the Nuremberg Tribunal, has been broadly confirmed by later research. The Holocaust commemoration center, the Yad Vashem Holocaust Marty…

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Did some Jews vote for Hitler?

Most German Jews were patriotic Germans, especially the families of those who fought in World War I. Berlin had tens of thousands of Jews living there in the 1930s, and some Jews undoubtedly supported NSDAP candidates. However, by 1933, Jewish professionals were boycotted, and the Nuremberg laws of…

Frankly and in all seriousness I believe that myth is supported by people who have deviated sharply off the path of sanity and/or have a political/ideological agenda to push that requires the Holocaust to have been some sort of scam propogated by Jews and Allied governments which are purportedly con…

As far as can be established, the word 'Holocaust' (actually 'a holocaust', not 'the Holocaust') was first used in the (London) News Chronicle in November 1942 to describe the extermination of the Jews.The word 'genocide' was first used in print in 1944. However, the term Holocaust was not widely us…

None. Gregor Mendel lived in the 19th century and, working mainly with peas, developed the laws of heredity. You are probably thinking of Joseph Mengele. He did really horrific things. He injected people with gasoline and kerosene to see what the effects were. He injected blue dye into peoples eyes…

There was no point, not one that can be understood rationally. Hitler believed that non-Germans, Jew in particular, were sub-human trash who had no right to exist and whose very existence threatened the mighty and superior German race. (See, it makes no sense) Therefor, in order to eliminate this th…

The term is short for Final Solution of the Jewish Question [German Endloesung der Judenfrage] and was the Nazis' own term for their attempt (starting in 1941) to kill all the Jews in Europe. Since about 1980 it has usually been referred to by most historians as the Holocaust. The Final Solution was…

The earliest firm evidence of Hitler's antisemitism dates from 1916, when Hitler was aged 27, so stories about early experiences in his life should be treated with caution. Hitler believed that the Jews were involved in a great conspiracy to control the wealth of Europe and to dominate and destroy …

The Das Reich, officially the 2nd SS Panzer Division Das Reich, was considered one of the upper echelon divisions of the Waffen-SS. The division fought in several battles throughout the war, including the Battle of France. There is no information regarding how many of its original members were alive…

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What is the Aryan race?

#1 The word "Aryan" comes from Iran. There is a debate going on about if the Germans are actually from the Aryan race. "Iran" actually means "Land of Aryans" Iran's King, Cyrus the Great stated "I am the King Of Aryans" ________________________________________________________________ #2 The A…

Concentration Camps - Names and Locations The majority of the camps were located in Poland, but there were many in Germany and France as well. Sometimes the terms concentration camp and extermination (or death) camp are, misleadingly, used interchangeably. The sole purpose of extermination camps (d…

Here are the main colors (there might be a few more, such as "P" for Poles). Yellow - Jewish Pink - Gay men convicted under Paragraphs 174, 175 and 176 of the Reich Penal Code, (being a lesbian was not a crime) Purple - Jehovah's Witnesses Red - Political prisoners Black - Asocial Brown - Roma…

I do believe all the books are available at amazon.com I have 3 books that would answer your qustions.First one is called the nazi doctors Medical killing and the psychology of genocide by Robert jay lifton.The second one is called Doctors of infamy the story of nazi medical crimes By Ale…

Roughly 11 million people were killed in the Holocaust. Six million Jews and five million non-Jews (Slavs, Gypsies, Homosexuals, Political Enemies, Jehova's Witnessesn, sympathetic citizens, etc). This figure includes the camps as well as the mass graves in the country sides, killings on the street,…

The US was in the middle of the Great Depression and had to look to help their own before they could help foreigners. In the 1930s, word was just beginning to get out regarding treatment of the Jews. Early actions included armbands, removal to certain areas of the cities, closing of businesses and…

Hair and eye color made no difference. Absolutely, even if one had Jewish blood somewhere in their related family or in their past or present background. Any excuse would provide the credentials they were looking for. Hitler aimed to kill all Jews. It made no difference if they were me…

Answer They liked it To elaborate a little, most Germans liked the idea because they were drowning in poverty after the first World War. Quite a few wanted revenge after being defeated. There were also quite a few rumors abound that Jews had been the ones who had betrayed them and caused them to…

The figure of about 11 million people is sometimes mentioned but it is not all clear what or who this includes and how the figure is arrived at. Sometimes one finds the range 11 to17 million. Other estimates of the direct deaths due to his policies is from 15 to 25 million, because many of the estim…

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What happened during the Holocaust?

The Nazis established camps in Germany, Poland and other occupied territories. They took Jews, Slavs and other "Subhumans" and "Undesirables" from all over Europe and sent them to these camps where they were murdered. Approximately six million Jews and four million other people, men, women, and chil…

Answer Countires annexed before ww2 would be Austria, Sudetenland, Czechoslavika. Countries invaded by Germany during ww2 would be, Poland, Denmark, Norway, Belgium, Holland, Luxembourg France, The channel Islands (uk terrority) Greece Soviet Union(Latvia, belarus, lithuania, e…

German doctors performed a wide variety of experiments on prisoners at Auschwitz. SS doctors tested the efficacy of X-rays as a sterilization device by administering large doses to female prisoners. Prof. Dr. Carl Clauberg injected chemicals into women's uteruses in an effort to glue them shut. Baye…

They helped to liberate the concentration camps. The American army along with the Canadian army helped the british to liberate Europe and thus the concentration camps.However when the Jews were being rounded up and slaughtered Americans and canadians remained neutral and refused to fight agai…

It affected the outcome in several ways. With regards to Germany, it affected their ability to fight (soldiers, especially from the SS) were diverted away from front line combat to run the concentration camps, and resources were spent by companies such as IG Farben on creating new methods of mass e…

Answer Pure insane race hatred. Hitler believed that Germans were inherently superior beings who were supposed to rule all other peoples. He believed that the Jews had, for many centuries, been involved in a great conspiracy to rob the German people of their rightful place in the world and he w…

Hardline German nationalists refused to believe that Germany had been defeated on the battlefield. Instead, they blamed Jews and Communists on the home front. This was widely accepted in Germany as they could not believe that after winning on the Eastern Front, would lose. In particular, they felt '…

I believe that would be Auschwitz, Buchenwald and Treblinka. Dachau was the oldest but never did the (excuse me for using this term) volume that these three handled. Sobibor was closed after the successful escape. But do not forget that each of the main camps had feeder camps located near them. So e…

Important events in World War 2 were: 1939 - Invasions of Poland by USSR and Germany, beginning World War II. Most of Poland is taken in days.1940 - British armored forces attack Italian forces in North Africa. This campaign escalates and continues for nearly three years.1940 - Germany invades Denma…

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What were the Nuremberg Laws?

The Nuremberg Laws of 1935 should not be confused with the postwar Nuremberg Tribunal. The Nuremberg Laws (1935) were anti-Semitic laws that took away civil rights and (in effect) citizenship from German Jews. Anyone who had three or four Jewish grandparents was classified as a full Jew, regardle…

Jews during Holocaust Jews were taken to concentration camps where they had to work from early in the morning until late in the night. A total of six million Jews were killed. Often there would be hundreds of people taken and burned, slapped, gassed, shot. Many would have to dig their own grave befo…

The role of the holocaust in WW2 was major. It is what made people decide what side to fight for. Many countries didn't believe that killing millions of innocent people was right so the joined the allied forces in a fight to stop it. ___ Until 1944 the British and US governments didn't want to kno…

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How did the Holocaust start?

The Holocaust began with a simple man who hated the Jews intensely. He wanted to destroy all Jews and came close to completing that. Hitler was his name. He was a wicked man. We don't really know why he hated them so much. ___ Please see the related questions.

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Why did Adolf Hitler do what he did?

He felt victimized by the Jews. he blamed a Jewish doctor for his mother's death, he blamed a Jewish professor for rejecting his artwork when he applied to the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna, and he blamed them for the German loss of World War 1. Hitler blaimed the Jews for Germany's economic probl…

Ghettoization Being treated as slave labourers Extermination

%REPLIES% Answer Hitler hated the Jews from the time he was in his late teens up. He felt they had taken over Germany in every aspect of business. Hitler was neither all that intelligent and was one angry young man. Historians feel Hitler was brain-washed in hospital after he was tempor…

Six million Jews During the Holocaust there were many cultures that were focused on. Much of the list is as follows: Jews, Gypsies, Homosexuals,..etc. _____ Note the holocaust was directed against peoples (races), not cultures. Many German Jews, for example, were culturally German. Incidenta…

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Did they find Anne Frank's body?

Anne Frank ended up in Bergen-Belsen camp in Germany after being evacuated from Auschwitz in Oct. 1944. Starvation, cold and disease helped her health to fail and Anne's sister Margot died of typhus and a few days after, Anne herself died. A few weeks later, the camp was liberated by the British. Sh…

The Nazi leadership consisted of ardent devotees of conspiracy theories that claimed that the Jews had caused Germany's defeat in World War 1 and had caused the Great Depression. Many Germans found this kind of thing hard to believe. ___ Most German Jews were well assimilated. (Germany was the bi…

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Did Adolf Hitler only hate Jews?

Hitler basically hated the Jews because they were the largest non-German ethnic minority in Central Europe at that time. Hitler wanted a pure Germany (and Europe) without any "parasites". At that time, there were only few Muslims and Africans living in Germany (unlike today). But you can be sure …

The Nuremberg Trials commenced between 1945-1946. The trials were aimed at Nazi leaders for waging aggressive war and crimes against humanity (the Holocaust and other atrocities), 11 senior Nazis received capital punishment, 7 others receieved life imprisonment. From about 1942-44 the number …

He publicly declared that regardless of German assertions to the contrary, that Danish Jews were just as Danish as Danish non-Jews. he is also rumored to have worn the Jewish Star as a symbol of solidarity between all Danish people. Because King Christian X took this attitude, many Danes saw it as t…

The Germans had a difficult time accepting that they had lost WWI. After WWI, the German Army was still in France and basically walked home, so no direct invasion of Germany occured. After the war, the myth emerged that in fact Germany HADN'T been beaten, that the German Army had been stabbed in the…

By the time WW2 in Europe had started (1939) it was rather late as international transport routes were disrupted.Despite the difficulties, the U.S., Sweden and the USSR still took in handful. (In the case of the USSR it was 'strictly Communists only').As for other suggestions sometimes made, bombing…

Full statistics for the tragic fate of children who died during the Holocaust will never be known. Some estimates range as high as 1.5 million murdered children. This figure includes more than 1.2 million Jewish children, tens of thousands of Gypsy children and thousands of institutionalized handica…

Answer Yes. It had sloped armor, something German tanks had not employed up to that point. In addition, it had wide tracks, which gave it better traction in the conditions prevalent in Russia. Next, it was more reliable than the German tanks. The problems in comparison to German tanks were that t…

They were murdered along with their parents. 1.5 million children were killed in the Holocaust. ___ They were treated like ther parents, they were beaten and tortured and or sent camps. It depends. Most children were killed in gas chambers, but if the Nazi's had a certain job for the child to do, t…

Answer he was part jew and hated his backround Answer He specifically targeted Jews, but didn't EXCLUSIVELY target Jews. He also despised Gypsies, homosexuals, slavs and Communists. Because Germany was in an economic depression and existing prejudices and blame were already held …

%REPLIES% Answer The allies in WW1 were too stupid. The main cause of WW2 is the Treaty of Versailles. Germany was furious about it and wanted to get revenge. The allies could have and should have been more merciful to Germany. Germany wasn't the cause of WW1, all the countries involved should …

Answer Hitler was a failed artist who's art was rejected by seven people. Out of the seven people four were Jewish. He began to blame the Jews for his failure and his ill liked job. This may be where he's hatred originated from.

Answer No! Answer The Holocaust was well hidden from the world, and when word did get out most countries couldn't fathom that such atrocities could exist and it took them a time to let it sink in. Yes, Britain, U.S. and Canada to name a few liberated the Jewish people. Let us not forget there…

Canada was regarded as a prosperous country - a land of plenty.

The German government? Yes. The governments of the various countries allied with or occupied by Germany? Yes. The governments of countries, like the U.S., that were at war with Germany? No.Michael Montagne The holocaust was carried out on the orders of the German government. This is something…

we know most of those that died were Jews but we don't know EXACTLY how many people died. They were buried all over the place, and some of the bodies were burned.Also the Germans took many of the Jews belongings and the Allies recovered these while liberating Jews so the number of items gives an iff…

Germany attempted to exterminate them, killing about six million European Jews alive in the areas under Nazi control. ____ Hitler tried to wipe out all the Jews in Europe in the "Final Solution", which involved the slaughter of the Jews. And the Nazis burned their body to ashes. In areas under Ger…

The main way to kill people in the concentration camps was to gas them in the gas chambers. They could hold up to 2000 people at a time. However, many of the Nazi soldiers used their own methods of killing people such as shooting them, beating them to death, even performing medical experiments on th…

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When did the Holocaust start?

The mass murder of the Jews by the Nazis began in 1941. Many historians of the Holocaust distinguish between persecution, ghettoization and genocide. Persecution Hitler became chancellor of Germany January 1933. Nazi persecution of the Jews in Germany began in April 1933. Between then and 1943 abou…

Cellars, attics, barns, cornfields, anywhere that they thought that they wouldn't be caught by the Nazis. children were usually hid in orphanage and passed as non Jewish children because they were not required to carry any forms of identification with them Some Jewish people hid in…

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