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What did concentration camps do to children?
In concentration camps, since men and women were separated, young children were put in the women's section. However, if the concentration camps were also extermination camps, the children were often murdered upon arrival.
Where were most of the extermination camps located?
All the main extermination camps were in Nazi-occupied Poland. There were also two in Belarus. Please see the related question.
What were the Conditions of the camps during the holocaust?
The conditions at these camps were beyond comprehension. People were not given enough food, given hard wooden beds to sleep on, and treated very unkindly. Many unethical medical experiments were also conducted on adults and children against their will. The concentration camps were designed for hard labor and those living there often died of starvation. The extermination camps were specifically set up to perform mass murders. The more famous extermination camp at Auschwitz is known to have killed about 1.4 million Jews.
Where we're most of the Nazi extermination camps located?
All the main extermination camps were in Nazi-occupied Poland. There were also two in Belarus. Please see the related question.
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.
Is the holocaust the same as Auswitz?
No, Auschwitz was the biggest Nazi extermination camp and complex of concentration camps, but there were other camps, too. Also, many victims, especially in eastern Europe were killed in mass open-air shooting. Please see the related questions.
What is the proper name for death camps?
The term death camps (in the Holocaust) refers mainly to extermination camps. Sometimes the very harshest concentration camps (Grade 3, such as Mauthausen) are also called death camps.
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.
How many extermination camps were there in the holocaust?
There were six extermination (or 'death') camps in the Holocaust which were located at: Auschwitz-Birkenau, Belzec, Chelmno, Majdanek, Sobibor, Treblinka. That is the 'accepted list', but the role of Majdanek is not clear and there was also an extermination camp at Maly Trostinets near Minsk.
How was the Auschwitz camp unique?
It was used as a concentration camp and a extermination camp and also it got alot of Sub camps near the 3 main camps of Auschwitz
How may mass murder camps were there during the Holocaust?
The Nazis had 5 to 8 extermination camps. Please see the related question. The death toll at most other camps was also high.
What were death or extermination camps?
Death and Extermination Camps were Self Purposed Camps which were mainly intended to kill a lot of people, Camps like Treblinka, Sobibor and Belzec were Camps which had a sole purpose of kill as much people as possible but also the most efficient. These camps had a average death rate f at least 15,000 People a month. Auschwitz was the exception; it operated as both a death camp and a concentration camp. Also with its sub-camps was the largest supplier of labour in the camp system.
