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What was a Nazi concentration camp?
In the early stages, the Nazis used concentration camps mainly as savage punishment camps for Communists, Social Democrats, liberals and various other opponents. Jews were not sent there till 1938 for simply being Jewish. It is also important to distinguish between concentration camps and extermination camps. The extermination camps followed from late 1941 onwards were intended solely for the purpose of genocide. It should also be noted that by about 1939 the SS (which ran the camps) had become a major business and was making large sums of money by hiring out slave labour.The extermination camps were specially designed, and constructed camps where millions of Jews and non Jews were sent to their deaths. The Nazis spent a great deal of time and energy in designing both the camps and the gas chambers in them; they wanted maximum 'efficiency' and the memoirs of Nazis who survived, graphically detail how much careful thought and preparation went into the construction of those camps. All who were deemed 'inferior' were packed onto trains and then taken to the camps; Jews, gays, gypsies, Jehovah's Witnesses, people with disabilities and others. The camp inmates were starved, gassed, tortured and burned to death. Many were buried alive in mass graves.
Did Albert Speer build the concentration camps?
Hitler did not build the consentration camps but had the Jews build them for him. So really, the Jews were forced to build the places they their friends and their families would eventually be killed.
How did the Jews overcome the obstacles of the Holocaust?
The Jews could not do much at all. They were the main target and they were the ones to be eliminated. They could not even walk in the street without being criticized or beat. Sometimes even being murdered. Many did not remain in the place the Nazis controlled. They were locked up in ghettos, working to death on concentration camps and dying in extermination camps.
What years did concentration camps occur?
The Nazis operated concentration camps from March 1933 till May 1945.
Were non-Jews in concentration camps treated as badly as Jews?
yes, and no. Jypsies, diabled peoples, some polish ect. Were also persicued. there are many stories of priests being put into work camps for defying Hitler. But most of them were treated much better than the Jews. Because only Jews were used for science experiments.
What did the us soldiers not found when they liberated concentration camps?
The Nazis who killed the inmates and not much documents about the camps
When did Jews migrate to the UK?
Many of them migrated at the time of World War II because of the Holocaust (the holocaust is when many of the Jews were executed or sent to concentration camps by Nazis). ____ The number of Jews that migrated to Britain as refugees from Tsarist Russia in the period c. 1880-1914 was much larger.
How much money did the Nazis made from the slave labor at the concentration camps during the holocaust?
The Nazis made over 75 million Reichmarks which is equivalent to £156.25 million
What was a Nazi concentration camp?
In the early stages, the Nazis used concentration camps mainly as savage punishment camps for Communists, Social Democrats, liberals and various other opponents. Jews were not sent there till 1938 for simply being Jewish. It is also important to distinguish between concentration camps and extermination camps. The extermination camps followed from late 1941 onwards were intended solely for the purpose of genocide. It should also be noted that by about 1939 the SS (which ran the camps) had become a major business and was making large sums of money by hiring out slave labour.The extermination camps were specially designed, and constructed camps where millions of Jews and non Jews were sent to their deaths. The Nazis spent a great deal of time and energy in designing both the camps and the gas chambers in them; they wanted maximum 'efficiency' and the memoirs of Nazis who survived, graphically detail how much careful thought and preparation went into the construction of those camps. All who were deemed 'inferior' were packed onto trains and then taken to the camps; Jews, gays, gypsies, Jehovah's Witnesses, people with disabilities and others. The camp inmates were starved, gassed, tortured and burned to death. Many were buried alive in mass graves.
Did Albert Speer build the concentration camps?
Hitler did not build the consentration camps but had the Jews build them for him. So really, the Jews were forced to build the places they their friends and their families would eventually be killed.
How much money did Hungarian-Jews held in concentration camps in Europe receive after World War 2 each?
Nothing.
What years did concentration camps occur?
The Nazis operated concentration camps from March 1933 till May 1945.
How did the Jews overcome the obstacles of the Holocaust?
The Jews could not do much at all. They were the main target and they were the ones to be eliminated. They could not even walk in the street without being criticized or beat. Sometimes even being murdered. Many did not remain in the place the Nazis controlled. They were locked up in ghettos, working to death on concentration camps and dying in extermination camps.
Who tried to help the Jews in the holocaust?
Lots of countries wanted to help, but few did. Pretty much all of the allies except a few countries tried to help. Also Bulgaria didn't send any Bulgarian Jews to concentration camps, even though they were an axis country for most of the war. So America, Britain, Canada, France, and other allies. Also many normal non Jews living in Germany and other taken over countries rebelled against the Nazis and concentration camps. Norway especially.
What was robed from the Jews before going to the concentration camps?
Everything of any value, even clothes, spectacles, shoes, hair, and so much more.
Were non-Jews in concentration camps treated as badly as Jews?
yes, and no. Jypsies, diabled peoples, some polish ect. Were also persicued. there are many stories of priests being put into work camps for defying Hitler. But most of them were treated much better than the Jews. Because only Jews were used for science experiments.
Why were Jews and other undesirables first imprisoned in concentration camps in early 1930?
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.
