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In November of 1944, in the face of the approaching allied Red Army, Himmler ordered gassings to stop and for a "clean-up" operation to be put in place in order to conceal traces of the mass murder and other crimes that they had committed. The Nazi's destroyed documents and dismantled, burned down or blew up the vast majority of buildings.
The orders for the final evacuation and liquidation of the camp were issued in mid-January 1945. The Germans left behind in the main Auschwitz camp, Birkenau and in Monowitz about 7,000 sick or incapacitated who they did not expect would live for long; the rest, approximately 58,000 people, were evacuated by foot into the depths of the Third Reich.
Those prisoners capable, began forcibly marching at the moment when Soviet soldiers were liberating Cracow, some 60 kilometers from the camp. In marching columns escorted by heavily armed SS guards, these 58,000 men and women prisoners were led out of Auschwitz from January 17-21. Many prisoners lost their lives during this tragic evacuation, known as the "Death March."
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Why were people forced to go on death marches?
because there was nothing else to do with them, apart from killing or releasing them.
What was the purpose of the death marches?
there were two main reasons: the marches occurred because the camps from which they started were under threat of liberation, so the inmates were marched to another camp the marches were a way of killing the participants, some marches did not even reach their destination, they would just keep marching until all of the charges died or the guards deserted
How many survivors were there after Auschwitz was liberated?
at liberation there were about 7 500, but many of these died soon after. There were about 100 000 more survivors who had been in Auschwitz.
How many lives were lost due to death marches in the Holocaust?
The Death Marches took place between 1944 and 1945. Prisoners were forced to march for tens of miles in the snow to travel from camp to camp. No one really knows ho many people survived these marches but what is known is that around 250,000 Jews died during the marches.
What happened to people during the death marches?
they were forced to walk 200 miles to boot camp without drink or food and they didn't get rest and if you fell they killed you and left you there to rot
How many people from Auschwitz were forced onto death marches?
58,000 men and woman were forced onto death marches.
When did the Auschwitz death marches begin?
January 1945
Why were people forced to go on death marches?
because there was nothing else to do with them, apart from killing or releasing them.
Why were death marches tragic?
Death marches were so tragic because lots of people died.
What was the purpose of the death marches?
there were two main reasons: the marches occurred because the camps from which they started were under threat of liberation, so the inmates were marched to another camp the marches were a way of killing the participants, some marches did not even reach their destination, they would just keep marching until all of the charges died or the guards deserted
How many survivors were there after Auschwitz was liberated?
at liberation there were about 7 500, but many of these died soon after. There were about 100 000 more survivors who had been in Auschwitz.
How many lives were lost due to death marches in the Holocaust?
The Death Marches took place between 1944 and 1945. Prisoners were forced to march for tens of miles in the snow to travel from camp to camp. No one really knows ho many people survived these marches but what is known is that around 250,000 Jews died during the marches.
What happened to people during the death marches?
they were forced to walk 200 miles to boot camp without drink or food and they didn't get rest and if you fell they killed you and left you there to rot
When did the death marches begin?
There were many Death Marches during World War II and the Holocaust. The first were observed during 1942 and the last marches in 1945.
Where did shumel live in the boy in the stripped pajamas?
Shmuel had lived somewhere in Poland but was forced into 'Out-with' which is known as Auschwitz, a death camp from WWII
How did the Auschwitz camp come to be close or disbanded?
Auschwitz was liberated by the Soviet Army on 27 January 1945. Shortly before that, the SS had blown up the gas chambers and had sent most of the prisoners on death marches to other camps. The Soviet forces had no use for Auschwitz and it was abandoned, but in 1947 the Polish government decided to preserve part of it as a museum.
How come we don't hear much about the Bataan death march?
That is a fine question.Most have never heard of it. I don't understand why.It was just as brutal and horrible as the Death Marches that the Nazis forced the Jews to do.
