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Where did most of the prisoners in the concentration camps go when thay were set free?
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How big were the beds that the concentration camp prisoners slept in?
The size of concentration camps varied greatly across Europe. There were many concentration camps in Germany, the most well-known being Auschwitz. Auschwitz had over 100 thousand prisoners, but other concentration camps had as many as 1 thousand prisoners to tens of thousands.
Why did they create concentration camps?
Concentration camps were first used by the British during the Boer War. As their name implies, it was the most efficient way of holding the maximum number of prisoners with the smallest number of guards. For the reasons why the Nazis set up concentration camps see the related question.
What were the prisoners doing in the concentration camps Buchenwald?
Most prisoners at Buchenwald were forced laborers in local armaments factories. Prisoners were also used as test subjects for medical experiments at Buchenwald, which resulted in a large number of deaths.
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.
Did Britain ever have concentration camps?
No, British soldiers taken prisoners by the Gerrmans were sent to prisoner of war (POW) camps, where conditions were much better. A very small number of British prisoners - for example, some of those who kept on trying to escape - were sent to concentration camps. There were also a very small number who were sent to concentration camps by mistake.
Where did the prisoners who were caught hiding Jews go?
Most were killed. Others were shipped to concentration camps...then killed.
How big were the beds that the concentration camp prisoners slept in?
The size of concentration camps varied greatly across Europe. There were many concentration camps in Germany, the most well-known being Auschwitz. Auschwitz had over 100 thousand prisoners, but other concentration camps had as many as 1 thousand prisoners to tens of thousands.
Why did they create concentration camps?
Concentration camps were first used by the British during the Boer War. As their name implies, it was the most efficient way of holding the maximum number of prisoners with the smallest number of guards. For the reasons why the Nazis set up concentration camps see the related question.
Why did the Americans free Jews from concentration camps?
Why? Because the Jews were starving, and almost dead. When Americans found concentration camps, most were abandoned by Nazis.
What were the prisoners doing in the concentration camps Buchenwald?
Most prisoners at Buchenwald were forced laborers in local armaments factories. Prisoners were also used as test subjects for medical experiments at Buchenwald, which resulted in a large number of deaths.
What are the most important things to do during world war 2?
To crush the Axis threat and eliminate the concentration camps, liberating all the prisoners.
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.
Did Britain ever have concentration camps?
No, British soldiers taken prisoners by the Gerrmans were sent to prisoner of war (POW) camps, where conditions were much better. A very small number of British prisoners - for example, some of those who kept on trying to escape - were sent to concentration camps. There were also a very small number who were sent to concentration camps by mistake.
What is the difference between concentration camps and labor camps?
A labor camp was basically a sort of special prison where inmates were forced to do hard labor."Concentration camp" is the larger umbrella term for all Nazi-run camps (the term actually predates Nazism). Subtypes of concentration camps include labor camps, transit camps (where inmates are collected and transferred elsewhere), prisoner of war camps (where captured enemy soldiers were kept) and extermination or death camps (where inmates were simply killed).
How did the Jews get out of these concentration camps?
Most concentration camps were liberated by the allied forces towards the end of the war.
Where did the prisoners from the holocaust die?
They died in the Nazi Concentration camps, death marches between camps or general didn't survive when escaped. Most deaths occurred at the Nazi Concentration camps. There are differnet kinds of camps:Concentration, Death, Extermination, Transition and Labor camps. Each kind of camps has got it's own purpose such as holding people or killing them in mass numbers.
Why were people put into concentration camps before World War 2?
first off its PUT, "putted" is not a word. and its because Hitler strongly hated Jews and wanted them out of the world. So being an extreme nationalist that he is, he placed Jews in concentration camps to wipe all of the Jews out of Europe.
