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Mostly to Siberia, although other (distant) places also sometimes were given as the place of banishment. It should however be mentioned that the Gulag prison camps in Siberia with their harsh treatment and forced labour is largely a thing of the Communist era. Under the Tsars political prisoners could often take their family and (if they had them) servants along to an indicated town or region in Siberia and lead a reasonably normal life there, although they were of course not allowed - unless with special permission from the Tsar - to leave their place of banishment.
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Who is nicholas winton?
Nicholas Winton was a man during the Holocaust who set up homes in the United Kingdom for Jewish children from Czechoslovakia. They were sent on trains so that they wouldn't be killed or sent to concentration camps. He saved over 600 children. He got many awards for saving the children.
What part of Russia were prisoners sent to work for punishment?
Russian prison camps were spread throughout Russia and it's later territories under the Soviet Union. The most famous region where many of these isolated camps were located was in north eastern Siberia.
What happen to prisoners who are not considered fit enough to work?
If the question is about prisoners held in the Nazi German Concentration Camps during the Second World War, then anyone of them not fit to work for the Nazis were sent to the Gas Chambers (or other methods) to be killed. Those fit to work, were used as slave labor until they were starved or worked to death.
What would happen if troops managed to capture the enemies front line in WW1?
The captured soldiers were sent to camps and became prisoners of war. They were slaved to do work for the army. My Great Grandad was sent to work on the German train line until he was freed by England in 1918
Where would prisoners stay in world war 2?
The majority of prisoners of war (POWs) were Allied airmen, whose planes crashed in Occupied France, Belgium or Holland. Anyone who supported the German forces would report these airmen to their local authoritary, and troops or police officers would be sent to round them up.
What kind of prisoners were sent to devil island?
Political prisoners were sent to Devils's Island.
How many Jews were sent to Auschwitz within the first month?
None, it was used for Polish political prisoners first.
What date did the first people get taken to autschwitz?
The first group of prisoners (30 criminals) were sent on May 20, 1940. The first mass group sent to the camp was on June 14, 1940 (728 Polish political prisoners).
When the train reached dachau how many out of 150 prisoners remained alive?
On Monday 22nd March 1933, 150 political prisoners were sent to Dachau and only 70 survived the 2 day train Journey.
What was the purpose of a death camp?
The purpose of a death camp was when Jews were sent for mass murdering, (genocide). This is not the same as a concentration camp, only because it was where political prisoners were confined, usually under harsh conditions and the camps functioned as prisons and centers of forced labor.
How many prisoners were sent to Majdanek?
About 1.5 Million people were sent to Majdanek.
Why prisoners must be sent to prison?
they get sent to prison because they are to fat for normal liofe
What were the main types of convicts who were sent to Australia?
The majority of the early convicts sent to Australia were harmless petty thieves, and political prisoners. It was only after the first few fleets that more violent criminals began to be transported as well, in the early 1800s.
When was the first criminal sent to Alcatraz?
The first group of prisoners landed on the shores of Alcatraz on August 11,1934.
How many prisoners were sent to Sobibor?
over 5,000,000,000 people
What was the European colonization of Australia intended for originally?
prisoners were sent there
Which prisoners were not tattooed?
The only Nazi camp that tattooed prisoners was the Auschwitz group, where prisoners selected for work were tattooed. Prisoners at other camps and those sent immediately to be gassed at Auschwitz were not tattooed.
