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When did the allies first arrive at concentration camps?
1922
What did the Germans first call the concentration camps?
The term concentration camp (Konzentrationslager) was used already in March 1933.
What types of camps were there in Germany?
It's common to draw a distinction between 'ordinary' concentration camps like Dachau and Buchenwald, and extermination camps. The latter existed only for the purpose of killing. They are:Auschwitz II (Birkenau section)BelzecChelmnoMajdanek (part only)SobiborTreblinka IIIn addition, there were transit camps and various 'specialized' camps.
Why did they create concentration camps?
Concentration camps were first used by the British during the Boer War. As their name implies, it was the most efficient way of holding the maximum number of prisoners with the smallest number of guards. For the reasons why the Nazis set up concentration camps see the related question.
When were concentration camps started?
First of all, Orang juice is AWESOME! secondly, the first Concentration Camp(Auschwitz) was started on June 14, 1940
Who were the first immates of the first concentration camp?
The first inmates of Nazi concentration camps were Communists, Social Democrats and various political dissidents. (The first inmates of the first concentration camp was women and children of the Boer nation in South Africa - 1898) (There were also Spanish concentration camps in Cuba in the mid 1895s).
Were Greeks killed first in concentration camps?
no.
Who were the first groups to be effected by the concentration camps?
Well technically the first groups affected by the Concentration Camps were Criminals and Political Opponents of the Nazi Party. However, the earliest and most effective group to be effected by the Concentration Camps were the Jews.
What were the first seven major camps?
Concentration camps , transit camps , forced labour camps (aka) "work camps" , and death camps.
When did the allies first arrive at concentration camps?
1922
What was different between the extermination camps and the concentration camps?
Technically all camps were within the concentration camp system, there were labour camps, transit camps and extermination camps. Concentration camps were generally intended for civillians, initially just for criminals, but gradually more types were included. Extermination camps were established about seven and a half years after the first concentration camps. They were much smaller than the average concentration camps (Auschwitz is an exception as it was both), as they only held enough inmates that were needed to opperate the gas chambers/vans and the cramatoria.
How many concentration camps have there been since they were first being used?
1,500 camps including subcamps
What was the difference between the concentration camp and extermination camp?
Technically all camps were within the concentration camp system, there were labour camps, transit camps and extermination camps. Concentration camps were generally intended for civillians, initially just for criminals, but gradually more types were included. Extermination camps were established about seven and a half years after the first concentration camps. They were much smaller than the average concentration camps (Auschwitz is an exception as it was both), as they only held enough inmates that were needed to opperate the gas chambers/vans and the cramatoria.
Did ghettos or concentration camps come first?
Ghettos preceded concentration camps. Concentration camps appeared during the Nazi era in Germany. Ghettos were present in the largest cities in Germany (and other large urban areas in other countries) well before that.
Who was the first religious group to be placed in nazi concentration camps?
The first religion was actually the Roma (Gypsies) to be put in concentration camps not the Jews.
What did the Germans first call the concentration camps?
The term concentration camp (Konzentrationslager) was used already in March 1933.
Who was the Russian leader who built the first concentration camps?
I'm guesing you mean the Russian dictator so I'm just gonna say it. His name was Joseph Stalin. The Soviet Union was the first to build concentration camps.
