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The most infamous of all, at least internationally, was the Auschwitz group, which was both a very harsh concentration camp, with several sub-camps and an extermination camp (Auschwitz-Birkenau).
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 13y agoI think it was Auschwitz Birkenau, from the story Night, by Elie Wiesel.
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Not just because of the book Night. It was also the biggest and killed more than any other camp. Already in the late 1940s, before the word Holocaust was widely used, Auschwitzwas sometimes used in this sense. The fact that the Auschwitz group of camps combined the functions of a concentration camp and an extermination camps meant that it had more survivors than, for example, Treblinka, which had the second highest death toll.
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∙ 10y agoThough a sad subject the Holocaust had an abundance of concentration camps. The more infamous ones are Auschwitz, Chelmno, and Belzec. An extreme amount of people were exterminated at these camps. Hopefully the world has learned from this hard lesson.
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∙ 15y agoWithout a doubt, the most notorious and best known was Auschwitz.
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∙ 13y agoAuschwitz was the largest and most deadly concentration camp
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∙ 14y agothe Warsaw Ghetto, in Warsaw, Poland. It became famous when the Polish Resistance armed the Jews in the ghetto and they fought back against the Nazis.
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∙ 15y agoProbably Auschwitz.
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What excuse did the US use to not stopping the holocaust immediately?
Due to the isolated locations of most of the camps, military forces could not reach the death camps immediately.
How did most victims of the Holocaust die?
Most were gassed soon after arrival. More than any of the killing centers in the Nazi system, Auschwitz exemplifies the rationalization of murder. It was most efficient camp established by the Nazi regime for carrying out the "Final Solution."
Examples of concentraion camps during the Holocaust?
Examples of concentration camps during the holocaust are Bergen- Belsen and Aushwitz. This are the most well known concentration camps. Also in Bergen- Belsen Anne and Margot Frank died. Anne in March of 1945. Margot in eather the end of Febuary or early march 1945. In Aushwitz Mrs. Edith Frank died on January 6th 1945. Only ten days later the camp was liberated.
What kind of camps did they have during the Holocaust?
* Transit camps, where prisoners were held till they were moved to other kinds of camps. * Concentration Camps, Grade I - for example, Dachau. * Concentration Camps, Grade II - for example, Buchenwald. (These were harsher than Grade I camps and there was less food than at Grade I camps). * Concentration Camps, Grade III - for example, Auschwitz I and III. (Harsher and with less food than in Grade II camps - very high death rates). * Extermination camps - most of Auschwitz II (Birkenau), Treblinka II, Belzec, Chelmno, Sobibor, Maly Trostenets and one section of Majdanek. These camps were designed as killing centres and nothing else. In addition, there were also concentration camps for 'difficult children' (!) aged 12+ and later even 2+ ...
The concentration camps were most closely associated with which of these countries?
Germany is the country most associated with concentration camps, since Hitler started many of them to exterminate the Jewish people during World War II.
Why did two world wars start in Europe?
I think because of the Holocaust, most of the concentration camps were in Europe.
How did people get killed in holocaust?
Most likely gassed in concentration camps
What happened to the concentration camps when World War 2 was over?
Auschwitz, the most infamous of the camps, has been maintained as a memorial.
Where were the Holocaust concentration camps at?
One of the most famous concentrations camp was at Auschwitz
What is the setting of the Holocaust?
The Holocaust took place primarily in Europe during World War II, from 1941 to 1945. It occurred in Nazi-occupied territories, including concentration camps, extermination camps, and ghettos. The most infamous extermination camp, Auschwitz, was located in German-occupied Poland.
in the holocaust were was the concentration camp?
The most infamous were in Poland. The ones in Germany were mainly for civil matters, of the other victims of the Nazis, rather than the Holocaust.
What does the term Nazi have to do with to the Holocaust?
Nazi's put lots of Jewish people in concentration camps and then murdered most of them this event ws known as the holocaust
What was total number of camps during holocaust?
During the Holocaust, there has been in total of roughly 1,500 Concentration Camps. However between 1933-1935, there were many what was called "Wild Camps" and most only lasted for a few months before being closed or discontinued. From 1935, Most Camps which still existed by then becomes Concentration Camps to hold Political Opponents, regular Criminals and the Jews.
What did the concentration cames become later on?
Most of the concentration camps were demolished after the war, a few famous ones like Dachau were turned into Holocaust museums.
Where were the most famous World War 2 concentration camps?
The most famous World War 2 concentration camps were located in Auschwitz (Poland), Dachau (Germany), and Treblinka (Poland). These camps were established by the Nazi regime and were responsible for the imprisonment and killing of millions of people during the Holocaust.
Why was Auschwitz the worst concentration camp to be in during the Jewish Holocaust?
they sent the most jews to the gas chambers out of all of the camps
How many Germans died as a result of the Holocaust?
I wonder if you are confusing the Holocaust with World War 2? Raul Hilberg estimates the total number of Germans killed in the Holocaust as at most 300.
