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What do you call a camp for political prisoners?
Camps for political prisoners have been called a detention center, a concentration camp, prisoner of war camp, labor camp, or gulag.
Where was Dachau camp located and what was its purpose?
Dachau concentration camp is locted in upper bavaria, southern germany. It's first purpose was to keep political prisoners in but as time proceeded, it started to kill people
Who were the first to liberate camp prisoners and when?
The Soviet Union
Why was the Nazis involved in the concentration camp buchenwald?
The Nazis were involved in the concentration camp Buchenwald because it was a camp for political prisoners.
How did concentration camps stop operating?
When it became obvious to the members of the German High Command that the war was lost, they began to order all prisoners marched out of the camps, and mass-marched in the direction awayfrom the advancing armies. The camp, if ti was a work camp, was then abandoned, or if it was a death camp, it was destroyed, as best as they could. At least, that was the plan. But the Allies from every direction were advancing too fast, and many of the camps - including death camps - were captured intact, with prisoners still there.
Where did the Australians take their prisoners?
Many POWs captured by the Australians were handed over to the Army they were part of. For example many prisoners captured in North Africa would end up in British run POW camps. Additionally there were POW camps all over Australia. In 1944 there were 2,223 Japanese, 14,720 Italian prisoners and 1,585 Germans. The most famous POW camp in Australia is at Cowra in New South Wales where 400 Japanese prisoners broke out through the wire and escaped into the countryside. 4 Australians were killed during the breakout and 234 Japanese.
What are non-jewish civilians in the camp as laborers?
prisoners usually.
What were POW camps?
it was a prison of war camp a camp were they took members of army from there rivals and kept them prisoners
What are inmates in World War 2?
Please clarify: Civil inmates? Prisoners of War? Concentration Camp Prisoners?
Did the Flossenbürg concentration camp prisoners get a tattoo?
Yes, prisoners at the Flossenbürg concentration camp were tattooed. In many concentration camps, including Flossenbürg, prisoners were marked with a series of numbers as a means of identification. These tattoos were typically placed on the prisoner's forearm.
What type of people where in the amersfoort camp?
Amersfoort was a Nazi concentration camp. Between 1941 and 1945 there were over 35,000 prisoners that were kept in the camp.
What concentration camp held only women prisoners?
Ravensbrück was an all-female camp and had some of the very worst female camp guards.
