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Did the prisoners in the concentration camps get days off of work?
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∙ 6y ago
Up to 12 hours a day, 6 days a week.
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∙ 11y agoAs a general rule, yes.
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What were the prisoners meant for in the concentration camps?
The Jews did slave work in the concentration camp. The slave work was building tanks and weapons that he was killing other people with.
What were the people made to work hard at concentration camps during holocaust called?
criminals, inmates, prisoners - take your pick.
What were Holocaust concentration?
There were concentration camps in the Holocaust. The concentration camps were basically work/death camps.
What types of camps were there in Germany?
It's common to draw a distinction between 'ordinary' concentration camps like Dachau and Buchenwald, and extermination camps. The latter existed only for the purpose of killing. They are:Auschwitz II (Birkenau section)BelzecChelmnoMajdanek (part only)SobiborTreblinka IIIn addition, there were transit camps and various 'specialized' camps.
What countries had gas chambers?
The six concentration camps with gas chambers (Extermination Camps) were all in Poland. _________________ Some other concetration camps, such as Stutthof (technically in Danzig) had small gas chambers for killing prisoners no longer able to work.
What did the prisoners in the concentration camps do?
Able bodied prisoners had to work as slave labourers.
What were the prisoners meant for in the concentration camps?
The Jews did slave work in the concentration camp. The slave work was building tanks and weapons that he was killing other people with.
Were the concentration camps the same as work camps?
Not necessarily ... In all ordinary concentration camps the prisoners had to work. However, there were also work camps for foreigners moved to Germany and forced to work there. For example, large numbers of Poles and Ukrainians were transported to Germany and had to work for the German government and/or German corporations. They lived in camps, where conditions were generally pretty grim.
What were concentration?
There were concentration camps in the Holocaust. The concentration camps were basically work/death camps.
What were the people made to work hard at concentration camps during holocaust called?
criminals, inmates, prisoners - take your pick.
What were Holocaust concentration?
There were concentration camps in the Holocaust. The concentration camps were basically work/death camps.
What happened to the prisoners when they first arrived at a concentration camp?
* At Auschwitz (from early 1942 on) the Jews were separated into fit for work and not fit for work. The latter were gassed as soon as possible, the former had to work as slave labourers. * At othe extermination camps, such as Sobibor and Treblinka, a small number of new arrivals were selected to help dispose of the corpses. * At ordinary concentration camps the newly arrived prisoners were sent off to work - as slave labour. * At some ordinary concentration camps, especially in the early days, there were 'initiation ceremonies', including severe beatings, for new arrivals.
What were the activities in the concentration camps?
the prisoners were forced to dig their own graves for when they died. they were also forced to work in farms and coal mines.
Where any Aryan people in concentration camps?
Yes, some inmates of concentration camps were Aryan political prisoners. However, they were not subjected to work like Jewish prisoners. Instead they were given positions of power within the camps. Read Primo Levi's Survival in Auschwitz for more info. I doubt you will considering your lack of ability to distinguish between 'where' and 'were'
What is the difference between a Concentration camp and an Extermation camp?
A Concentration camp was used to torture or force their prisoners to work. An extermination camp was where they were all systematically murdered in mass quantities, and in horrific ways. (An extermination camp was also known as a death camp.) I hope this helps you.
Where were the prisinors of war in world war 2?
On the Axis side many prisoners of war were sent to work camps, concentration camps, or stockades based on race, color, or religion. On the Allied side prisoners of war were ether sent to camps in the US. or in camps through out the British empire based on war the fighting was going on.
What types of camps were there in Germany?
It's common to draw a distinction between 'ordinary' concentration camps like Dachau and Buchenwald, and extermination camps. The latter existed only for the purpose of killing. They are:Auschwitz II (Birkenau section)BelzecChelmnoMajdanek (part only)SobiborTreblinka IIIn addition, there were transit camps and various 'specialized' camps.
