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What do you call a camp for political prisoners?
Camps for political prisoners have been called a detention center, a concentration camp, prisoner of war camp, labor camp, or gulag.
What POW camp did Confederate Soldiers at Shiloh go to?
Confederate soldiers captured at the Battle of Shiloh were primarily sent to Camp Butler in Illinois. This camp was one of several Union facilities used to detain Confederate prisoners during the Civil War. Conditions in the camp were often harsh, with overcrowding and inadequate supplies being common issues for the prisoners. Some soldiers were eventually exchanged or released as part of prisoner swap agreements later in the war.
Where was Dachau camp located and what was its purpose?
Dachau concentration camp is locted in upper bavaria, southern germany. It's first purpose was to keep political prisoners in but as time proceeded, it started to kill people
Who were the first to liberate camp prisoners and when?
The Soviet Union
Why was the Nazis involved in the concentration camp buchenwald?
The Nazis were involved in the concentration camp Buchenwald because it was a camp for political prisoners.
How did concentration camps stop operating?
When it became obvious to the members of the German High Command that the war was lost, they began to order all prisoners marched out of the camps, and mass-marched in the direction awayfrom the advancing armies. The camp, if ti was a work camp, was then abandoned, or if it was a death camp, it was destroyed, as best as they could. At least, that was the plan. But the Allies from every direction were advancing too fast, and many of the camps - including death camps - were captured intact, with prisoners still there.
Where did the Australians take their prisoners?
Many POWs captured by the Australians were handed over to the Army they were part of. For example many prisoners captured in North Africa would end up in British run POW camps. Additionally there were POW camps all over Australia. In 1944 there were 2,223 Japanese, 14,720 Italian prisoners and 1,585 Germans. The most famous POW camp in Australia is at Cowra in New South Wales where 400 Japanese prisoners broke out through the wire and escaped into the countryside. 4 Australians were killed during the breakout and 234 Japanese.
What are inmates in World War 2?
Please clarify: Civil inmates? Prisoners of War? Concentration Camp Prisoners?
Did the Flossenbürg concentration camp prisoners get a tattoo?
Yes, prisoners at the Flossenbürg concentration camp were tattooed. In many concentration camps, including Flossenbürg, prisoners were marked with a series of numbers as a means of identification. These tattoos were typically placed on the prisoner's forearm.
What are non-jewish civilians in the camp as laborers?
prisoners usually.
What were POW camps?
it was a prison of war camp a camp were they took members of army from there rivals and kept them prisoners
What happened to the captured prisoner of war camp officials after the American Civil War?
Captain Henry Wirz was the commanding officer of Camp Sumter, the Confederate prisoner of war camp located near Andersonville, Georgia. While commanding this camp, Union prisoners were subject to extreme overcrowding, starvation, little or no protection from the elements and mistreatment at the hands of the guards. Wirz was arrested by federal authorities in May 1865 and charged with conspiracy to impair the lives of Union prisoners of war. He was convicted of the conspiracy charge and 11 of 13 murder charges. He received a death sentence. Wirz asked President Johnson to grant him clemency, but he never received a reply. He was hanged on November 10, 1865. He was the only prisoner of war camp official hanged for such crimes.
