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The SS and Nazi administrators sent Jews and others to the concentration camps by train, loaded into boxcars and cattle cars.
Conditions were horrific. Hygiene was horrible. Marion Schreiber writes in her book The Twentieth Train that there was a bucket in one corner of the cattle car that all the Jews had to use as a toilet.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 14y agoThe Jews were not well treated in WWII as you know, they were often not fed at all well they were in the trains. The train rides were long, usually about three or four days long depending what concentration camp you were being transported to. Usually many Jews died on there way in the trains.
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∙ 14y agoConditions were very bad indeed. The victims were transported in cattle trucks (boxcars) without any stops for food, drink or sanitation and they had to sleep standing up.
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∙ 12y agoThe Jews sat in there own filth because they had no showers or baths or toilets in the trains.
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How is World War 2 and the holocaust related?
The Holocaust would not have happened were it not for the war. The war not only promoted the conditions to produce the Holocaust, but it also provided a shroud to cover the actions produced in the Holocaust.
How does prejudice relate to the Holocaust?
Prejudice affected Jews during the Holocaust because even before the Holocaust it was all around the and during the Holocaust because the Nazi's and the SS enforced it heavily. Non-Jews were affected by it because it made them look at it with a whole new perspective.
Will a Holocaust happen again?
if an event similar to the Holocaust were to happen, then they would give it it's own name, like they did with the Holocaust.
How did the Holocaust effect slavery?
the holocaust really didn't effect slavery and besides slavery was before the holocaust......wow wiki answers is not accurate for all you people looking at this...sry but it isn't.While the Holocaust took place way after slavery was established in most countries, it did not effect slavery unless you count that concentration camps, it was either work for free under harsh conditions, or die, so the prisoners were actually slaves if you think about it.
Did the Holocaust start to cover up World War 1?
I wonder whether you mean something like 'Did World War 2 [not 1] hide the Holocaust?,
One way of transportation during the Holocaust?
Trains
What were the living conditions in F rankfurt during the Holocaust?
The conditions were quite poor
What was the conditions of England during the Holocaust?
Britain was not invaded in World War 2 and there was no Holocaust in Britain.
What conditions would lead to the spread of dysentery during the Holocaust?
the conditions that lead to dysentery were from poor conditions and from under heat
What were the conditions like on the trip to the concentration camps during the Holocaust?
Rough, probably almost as bad as being transported to an American PoW camp.
Pointing out why the Holocaust needs to be ended?
i presume you want the argument on whether the Holocaust has ended or under what conditions we can say that it is ended.
Why write on the holocaust?
it shows how people behave under the most extreme conditions.
What conditions existed that allowed people to inflict such cruetly during the holocaust?
War.
What did the Holocaust flag look like.?
There was no 'Holocaust flag'. I wonder if you are confusing the Holocaust with something else?
What does the Holocaust look like?
the Holocaust is a concept, it cannot be seen
What was the transportation like for the Jews during the Holocaust?
During the Holocaust, the Jews were transported to the camps in box cars. There were usually over one hundred Jews in one box car at a time. There was no room to stretch, lay down, or go to the bathroom. They would usually be in the box cars for days.
Why did hitler balme the jews for the holocaust?
He blamed them for Germany's terrible economic conditions. He also used that as an excuse to confiscate their property and belongings, some of which brought great wealth to the Nazi party members.
