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Who went Bergen-belsen and why?
Jews and Poles, mainly. When it first started, Belsen was used as a transport camp to trade Jews with the Allies. At around November 1944, as the Allies drew near, transports from other concentration camps were made to Bergen-Belsen.
How long did the concentration camps stay in existence?
Auschwitz (or to be more precise, the Auschwitz complex of camps) lasted from May 1940 till January 1945. However, its function changed during that time. Initially, it was a very harsh concentration camp, but in 1942 it became an extermination camp, too. In addition there were about 45 further sub-camps.
What did the Germans first call the concentration camps?
The term concentration camp (Konzentrationslager) was used already in March 1933.
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.
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.
Were Greeks killed first in concentration camps?
no.
Which was the first country the allies arrive in?
Belgium and France.
Who were the first groups to be effected by the concentration camps?
Well technically the first groups affected by the Concentration Camps were Criminals and Political Opponents of the Nazi Party. However, the earliest and most effective group to be effected by the Concentration Camps were the Jews.
Did the Allies know about the camps before the army went over there?
if referring to concentration camps Washington had received information about such camps but there was nothing that could be done due to war time. the matter was stressed to President Roosevelt by Jewish groups during th war.........___Ordinary concentration camps (like Dachau and Buchenwald, for example) were public knowledge before the start of World War 2. The Allies knew about the extermination camps since the first of them started (December 1941) but did not want to know. They saw them as a distraction from World War 2.
What were the first seven major camps?
Concentration camps , transit camps , forced labour camps (aka) "work camps" , and death camps.
When were the Jews set free?
By the time the Allies reached the extermination and concentration camps there weren't that many inmates, Jewish or non-jewish, left to free. Obviously, the Allies freed those that were still alive. They need medical care first, though, and the killer diseases didn't simply disappear. In the case of the typhus epidemic at Bergen-Belsen, for example, a further 13,000 inmates died after liberation.
When did the allies arrive in World War 2?
The allies didn't "arrive." They were the first and only enemy of the Axis, the alliance of all countries against Hitler and the Axis.
What was different between the extermination camps and the concentration camps?
Technically all camps were within the concentration camp system, there were labour camps, transit camps and extermination camps. Concentration camps were generally intended for civillians, initially just for criminals, but gradually more types were included. Extermination camps were established about seven and a half years after the first concentration camps. They were much smaller than the average concentration camps (Auschwitz is an exception as it was both), as they only held enough inmates that were needed to opperate the gas chambers/vans and the cramatoria.
Who went Bergen-belsen and why?
Jews and Poles, mainly. When it first started, Belsen was used as a transport camp to trade Jews with the Allies. At around November 1944, as the Allies drew near, transports from other concentration camps were made to Bergen-Belsen.
Who were the first immates of the first concentration camp?
The first inmates of Nazi concentration camps were Communists, Social Democrats and various political dissidents. (The first inmates of the first concentration camp was women and children of the Boer nation in South Africa - 1898) (There were also Spanish concentration camps in Cuba in the mid 1895s).
How many concentration camps have there been since they were first being used?
1,500 camps including subcamps
What was the difference between the concentration camp and extermination camp?
Technically all camps were within the concentration camp system, there were labour camps, transit camps and extermination camps. Concentration camps were generally intended for civillians, initially just for criminals, but gradually more types were included. Extermination camps were established about seven and a half years after the first concentration camps. They were much smaller than the average concentration camps (Auschwitz is an exception as it was both), as they only held enough inmates that were needed to opperate the gas chambers/vans and the cramatoria.
