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Why did General Eisenhower have US troops tour the death camps in World War 2?
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∙ 15y ago
Because Germany was divided into four Occupation Zones, one each for the U.S., Britain, France, and the Soviet Union. Upon full discovery of the death camps that were part of the Final Solution (Holocaust), he ordered camera crews to comprehensively document evidence of the atrocity for use in the war crimes tribunals. He made the decision to reclassify German prisoners of war (POWs) in U.S. custody as Disarmed Enemy Forces (DEFs), thus depriving them of the protection of the Geneva convention. As DEFs, their food rations could be lowered and they could be compelled to serve as unfree labor (see Eisenhower and German POWs). Eisenhower was an early supporter of the Morgenthau Plan to permanently remove Germany's industrial capacity to wage future wars.
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∙ 16y ago
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∙ 15y agoPossibly, to let them see for themselves, that their sacrifices had been for a just cause.
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After World War 2 began Jewish people were taken into custody where Hitler had troops and placed where?
In concentration camps (death camps).
Where did troops train during World War 1?
Camps spread out through america, and the English countryside. Forts places like that.
When did these camps exist?
The Nazis made these camps during world war 2
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.
World War 1 rest and recuperation?
Soldiers fighting in World War I had Rest Camps. In these camps, soldiers could rest and recover from their wounds and illnesses. Unfortunately, the rest camps were ineffective.
Are there any quotes about World War 2?
1. The world must know what happened, and never forget. - General Eisenhower, while visiting nazi death camps, 1945 2. United in this determination and with unshakable faith in the cause for which we fight, we will, with God's help, go forward to our greatest victory. - General Dwight D. Eisenhower (1944)
Why did general eisenhower order the filming of the nazi death camps?
He considered that it should be documented, so that people could not deny what went on.
After World War 2 began Jewish people were taken into custody where Hitler had troops and placed where?
In concentration camps (death camps).
What president was a famous general during World War 2 and became president during the cold war era?
Eisenhower. He was a General of the Army (five star General), and is famous for leading and organizing the D-Day invasion of France in 1944. He drove Rommel out of North Africa, and pushed on through France, Holland and eventually Germany to liberate the Jews from the death camps.
What minority group guarded camps during world war 2?
foreign SS troops
Quotes said by soldiers toward the death of all Jews?
General Eisenhower, in a letter to his wife Mamie - "I never dreamed that such cruelty, bestiality, and savagery could really exist in this world." General Eisenhower on viewing the concentration camps - Get it all on record now - get the films - get the witnesses - because somewhere down the track of history some twat will get up and say that this never happened."
Where did troops train during World War 1?
Camps spread out through america, and the English countryside. Forts places like that.
Who told the other countries about the concentration camps?
American forces led by Eisenhower revealed the horror of the camps to the Western world. Members of the nearest towns and villages were forced by American soldiers to enter the camps and help clean up the dead bodies. The locals maintained that they had no knowledge of the horrors taking place at the camps near their homes.
What did Eisenhower see when he actually saw the death camps?
He saw the Jewish prisoners that were starved to death.
How and when did they stop the concentration camps?
Allied troops overran Nazi positions in 1945 and liberated the camps through direct military force.
How many German troops died in World War 2?
2.21 million total, but they also lost 500,000 after the war in soviet prisoner of war camps
Are there summer camps with programs aimed at teen?
There are many kinds of teen summer camps. These include both specialized camps such as teen boot camps and also general summer camps.
