Jews and other people were imprisoned because it was believed that they would infect the purity of the Aryan people and nation. In other words, they were feared to have eventually destroyed the Aryan race.
While the above is true, the Nazi's needed a scapegoat, and played upon long standing hatred, fear and misunderstanding of Jews. Most political systems throughout the world, throughout history have tried to find or have a scapegoat.
It benefits a government to proclaim it is protecting the general population by having laws against a minority. These laws are often turn to focus upon other minorities. Jews to Gypsies for example.
In the early 1930s Jews were not imprisoned in concentration camps.
Others were put there to create a peaceful environment, political opponents, dissenters and criminals were the first people to be put in concentration camps.
The first undesirables imprisoned in the 1930s were political opponents: in the early 1930s in Germany there was much civil unrest, with the communists fighting against the Nazis, in the streets as much as in parliament. When the Nazis were elected into power, they were able to arrest their opponents and bring peace to the nation.
To be taught to support the Nazis.
They were not. This was the time before Jews were imprisoned, it was the time of political opponents, trade unionists and socialists/communists.
May 1940 in a big load but hitler did send jews to camps as early as 1933 but none of them were killed
The Nazis operated concentration camps from March 1933 till May 1945.
Yes, of course. In the early days, a severe whipping was usually part of the initiation into the camp.
Jews and other people were imprisoned because it was believed that they would infect the purity of the Aryan people and nation. In other words, they were feared to have eventually destroyed the Aryan race. While the above is true, the Nazi's needed a scapegoat, and played upon long standing hatred, fear and misunderstanding of Jews. Most political systems throughout the world, throughout history have tried to find or have a scapegoat. It benefits a government to proclaim it is protecting the general population by having laws against a minority. These laws are often turn to focus upon other minorities. Jews to Gypsies for example.
The first official concentration camp was set up in Dachau in 1933 (other, unofficial camps had existed even earlier, at Papenberg, Esterwegen and elsewhere). Other official concentration camps were soon established at Buchenwald and Sachsenhausen. Most of the early deportees and victims were non-Jewish, but some thousands of Jews were deported among them. By the onset of World War 2, some 200,000 people had been interned. The first mass deportations of Jews were in 1938, and the mass killing of Jews started in 1941.
They were not. This was the time before Jews were imprisoned, it was the time of political opponents, trade unionists and socialists/communists.
The first people imprisoned in concentration camps in 1933 after the Nazis won the election were their political opponents, namely the Communists. This was welcomed at home, as it stopped the civil unrest and the street-fighting. It was also heralded internationally, with the New York Times doing an extensive article on the concentration camps. As more laws were passed, restricting the rights and outlawing various practices, more groups were arrested and imprisoned. The imprisoning of Jews for being Jewish would not start for another six years.
To be taught to support the Nazis.
No. In fact, in the early stages there were comparatively few women in concentration camps.
early 1940s to the end of WII
May 1940 in a big load but hitler did send jews to camps as early as 1933 but none of them were killed
In the early Years, they were sent to the Concentration Camps by train in cattle carts which were originally used to transporting dead and live cows to the slaghter houses and farms.
In Nazi concentration camps a pipel was a boy (usually in early adolescence) kept by an SS guard or a kapo for sex. This was tolerated at some camps.
The earliest Nazi concentration camps were intended mainly for: * Communists * Social Democrats * Labour leaders * Dissidents * People against whom influential Nazis had a grudge Some Jews were also sent to concentration camps in 1933-34.
They were forced to live in Ghettos and concentration camps
The Nazis operated concentration camps from March 1933 till May 1945.
In the very early stages (1933-34) concentration camps were run by the SA and SS. From 1934 onwards they were run (and staffed) by the SS.