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The numbers are estimates based on statements made by (1) those who ran the camps and (2) other evidence, where available. The number of Jews killed was determined as about six million by the Nuremberg Tribunal in 1946. Actually, the Germans kept very good records. They wanted to document their success in 'improving' the human race to the world. During the fall of the Third Reich, many of the records were destroyed to prevent them from serving as evidence in the trials. Nazis did not keep correct records and Jews had numbers tattooed on them. Some of the names were hard to pronounce or write so often the German Officer would put down a short form. One of my girlfriend's father was a reporter (Jewish) and landed up in the concentration camp. His last name was King-Whittick and it's obvious his name would have been shortened to "King." They never did find his body and it is impossible to determine exactly how many Jews perished. It was not only the Jews, but Gypsies and any other person (even German) who went against Hitler and the Third Reich.
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How can you use concentration camps in a sentence?
I know it's a shame most of your family couldn't make it as they didn't survive the concentration camps.
What percent of people died in Auschwitz?
we know most of those that died were Jews but we don't know EXACTLY how many people died. They were buried all over the place, and some of the bodies were burned. Also the Germans took many of the Jews belongings and the Allies recovered these while liberating Jews so the number of items gives an iffy amount but is fairly accurate
How did the US respond when they learned about the concentration camps?
they pretended not to know
What were the chances of people dying in the Holocaust?
To survive in a Camp, you had to forget tomorrow, you had to forget your family, or your past. Think of NOW, nothing else, and unless you were picked for death when on a parade, or died from disease, or lack of food, you might, just might, live until tomorrow. People who thought about tomorrow, or their past, or their families, died...they just died, sometimes for no real reason such as being beaten by the guards. They died because their 'spirit' was broken. They 'thought' too much. You had to keep your spirit, your humanity, you had to accept what was going on around you, and think of NOW.
What types of things were used to kill people in consentration camps?
Nerve gas, bullets, and fire. Not many people know that in addition to the concentration camps, the German SS soldiers were eventually allowed to kill any Jew on sight, anywhere.
How can you use concentration camps in a sentence?
I know it's a shame most of your family couldn't make it as they didn't survive the concentration camps.
What percent of people died in Auschwitz?
we know most of those that died were Jews but we don't know EXACTLY how many people died. They were buried all over the place, and some of the bodies were burned. Also the Germans took many of the Jews belongings and the Allies recovered these while liberating Jews so the number of items gives an iffy amount but is fairly accurate
When did anne frank go to the concentration camps?
she died in 1944, so approximately 1942-1945 but i really don't know for sure
How did the US respond when they learned about the concentration camps?
they pretended not to know
How do Gas chambers make people feel at concentration camps?
Well, at Auschwitz they didn't know. But, at the time I imagine they were freaking out.
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.
Did the Jews know were they where going in 1941?
No. Most Jews were unaware of the existence and purpose of the Concentration Camps and the Death Camps.
What were the chances of people dying in the Holocaust?
To survive in a Camp, you had to forget tomorrow, you had to forget your family, or your past. Think of NOW, nothing else, and unless you were picked for death when on a parade, or died from disease, or lack of food, you might, just might, live until tomorrow. People who thought about tomorrow, or their past, or their families, died...they just died, sometimes for no real reason such as being beaten by the guards. They died because their 'spirit' was broken. They 'thought' too much. You had to keep your spirit, your humanity, you had to accept what was going on around you, and think of NOW.
What types of things were used to kill people in consentration camps?
Nerve gas, bullets, and fire. Not many people know that in addition to the concentration camps, the German SS soldiers were eventually allowed to kill any Jew on sight, anywhere.
Was ccc camp men called nazi babies?
No, the Nazis did not call the SS men who worked in the Concentration Camps babies. They would never do that since they were the most severe, powerful and deadly men in the Nazi Forces. Most did not even know about the concentration camps except those high up in leadership, Himmler, the workers of the camps and the people who lived around the camps knew of them.
Which concentration camp were people settle in a cattle car?
Pretty much all concentration camps had a railway track near to the camp where the deportees would arrive from. The concentration camp which people most likely to know which had a rail track going into the camp would be Auschwitz Birkenau.
Who helped free people from the concentration camps?
most escape attempts were made with the support of local resistance groups, as the escapees would need to know where they were and how to get to safety.
