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Did the Allies know about the camps before the army went over there?
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if referring to concentration camps Washington had received information about such camps but there was nothing that could be done due to war time. the matter was stressed to President Roosevelt by Jewish groups during th war.........
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Ordinary concentration camps (like Dachau and Buchenwald, for example) were public knowledge before the start of World War 2. The Allies knew about the extermination camps since the first of them started (December 1941) but did not want to know. They saw them as a distraction from World War 2.
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Did the troops know the concentration camps belonged to the Nazis when they first found them?
While the Nazis did try to keep secret the what they were doing in the camps; their existence and use was well know to the allies before they were captured at the end of the war. Even though they were briefed on what they would find, the troops were all shocked and horrified. May had lifelong mental trauma as a result of the horrors they found in the camps.
Did the Allies and the people in the free world know about the events going on in Europe during the Holocaust?
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What do you think of allies decision to focus on winning the war rather than immediately trying to save the people in Nazi death camps?
Because they did not know what was going on in the camps, they thought it was more of a prison camp than a death camp
How much did the Allies know about what happened inside the Nazi concentration camps before they actually liberated them?
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Why did the Nazis move the Jews and destroy the death camps before the Russian army arrived?
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What team was UK in?
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How did the allies disguise their plans for the battle of Normandy?
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Why did the Holocaust end?
The Holocaust ended in 1944 and 1945, when the Allies began began to liberate the concentration camps. Another big event that ended The Holocaust was the suicide death of Adolf Hitler. After his death many Nazis retreated and went into hiding for fear of the Allies. ___ The Holocaust ended because the American, British, Soviet, and other Allied armies drove into Germany, liberated the concentration camps, and forced Germany to surrender unconditionally. The Allies won the war. Humanity was saved.
Did Jews know about the concentration camps?
Your question is unclear. As a many Jews were in the camps it is safe to assume that they knew of them.
How did the citizens not know about the concentration camp?
Most Germans did know, at least that the camps existed. Some kidded themselves that they were just forced labor camps. Some knew they were death camps, but as it was "just Jews", they didn't care.
How did Nazis keep death camps secret?
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