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Holocaust
The genocide of approximately 6 million European Jews during World War II planned by Adolf Hitler.
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How were people killed in the Auschwitz death camp?
Auschwitz-Birkenau became the killing centre where the largest numbers of European Jews were killed during the Holocaust. After an experimental gassing there in September 1941 of 850 malnourished and ill prisoners, mass murder became a daily routine. By mid 1942, mass gassing of Jews using Zyklon-B began at Auschwitz, where extermination was conducted on an industrial scale with some estimates running as high as three million persons eventually killed through gassing, starvation, disease, shooting, and burning ...
9 out of 10 were Jews. In addition, Gypsies, Soviet POWs, and prisoners of all nationalities died in the gas chambers. Between May 14 and July 8,1944, 437,402 Hungarian Jews were deported to Auschwitz in 148 trains. This was probably the largest single mass deportation during the Holocaust.
Auschwitz-Birkenau, Nazi Germany's largest concentration and extermination camp facility, was located nearby the provincial Polish town of Oshwiecim in Galacia, and was established by order of Reichsfuhrer SS Heinrich Himmler on 27 April 1940. Private diaries of Goebbels and Himmler unearthed from the secret Soviet archives show that Adolf Hitler personally ordered the mass extermination of the Jews during a meeting of Nazi German regional governors in the chancellery. As Goebbels wrote "With regards to the Jewish question, the Fuhrer decided to make a clean sweep ..."
Why did Hitler want to destroy the selected groups of people?
He hated Jewish people he mainly hated people who were allies in ww1 so his main goal was to kill anyone not part of the Aryan race as he called it blue eyes, blond hair (however he had brown hair), tall, light skin.
When were the holocaust prisoners released?
The main camps in the Auschwitz complex (Auschwitz I, II and III) were liberated by the Soviet Army on 27 January 1945. They were greeted by about 7,500 desperately hungry survivors, who nearly all needed medical treatment urgently.
Are Nazi storm elite soldiers real?
Elite Nazi storm troopers were a real group of specialized soldiers in WWII.
Which part of Auschwitz did Otto Frank get separated from his family?
What was the and ldquocompulsory formality and ldquo at the entrance to all camps?
to check in with the guards to see whether one was allowed access to the camp.
What was ghetto Jewish like during the holocaust?
A ghetto was a walled area in a town where all Jews from the town and surrounding districts were ordered to reside by the Nazis. They were not allowed out, and conditions in the ghettos were appalling: severe malnutrition, no medication, disease and death were commonplace. Please see the related question for more detail.
Did Heinrich Himmler plan to kill Hitler?
I don't think so. He was a drug addict and Hitler put up with him. Other Generals could not figure out why Hitler put up with Goering. I suppose Hitler had his moments when he wanted to kill Goering. He was a real pill of a man, even when he was being tried for his war crimes.
What is it to put in a suitcase?
normally jews were allowed to put anything thier heart desired into their suitcase whether it be a picture of their family, food, or a blanket that has beenw ith their family for a long time. But, when they arrived at the concentration camp their suitcase was taken from them and burned, so no matter what they packed, they were not allowed to keep it :(
What methods of extermination were used in the camps?
Gassed, shot or they just starved to death. Others were used as slaves.
What country was most closely related to the Camp David Accords?
Israel, Egypt, and the USa were the countries associated with the Accords.
Why was theresienstadt kept a secret?
It was a kept a secret because it was a meeting to discuss what they were going to do to the Jews and the " The Final Solution " was a code name for the extermination of the Jews
What did Germans steal from the Jews?
The Nazis stole almost everything from gold to art and even furniture. They were relentless in their conquest, removing all valuables from civillian homes and museums.
What evidence was left of the mass murders of the Holocaust?
There are many of evidences of the mass murders which happened during the Holocaust. Such as:
- There has been forensic evidence linking the SS and Nazis to the mass killings of Jews and other "undersirables", who the Nazis persecuted during the Holocaust.
- Reports and Statements from escapees of the Holocaust
- Documents of deportations and numbers of people expected to be killed
- Photos of the Concentration Camps were taken by the SS Guards in the Camps and by the Allies after they were liberated.
- Concentration Camps like Auschwitz still exists today as a Museum
- Testimonies from the SS Guards themselves, who experienced the killings.
- Eye witness accounts by the Kapos (Prisons with Special Jobs) of the Crematories at Work.
Please see related links and question.
Where were dead bodies burned during the Holocaust?
They were thrown into open mass graves and buried. Many were also creamted.
1. Camden, NJ
2. Paterson,NJ
3.East St. Louis
4. Crown Heights,Red Hook, Bed-Stuy,NY
5.Miami, FL
6.Compton, CA
7.New Orleans,LA
8.South Bronx,NY
9.Atlanta,GA
10. Newark,NJ
Who else besides Jew were sent to Concentration Camps during the Holocast?
Japanese people were after Pearl Harbour because the Americans thought they would sabotage the American Military efforts.
Why did hitler only kill jews?
Hitler attacked others whom he saw as isolated and different as well. (Poor, homosexuals,for example)
However, the Jews were an easy target for several reasons. 1) They were different...in their businesses and in education. They were of high education and they often used education to do well economically, sometimes (though not always) in business.
2) They were identifiable as a group that seemed to do well while many others in Germany were failing..and in economic hardship.
3) Culturally...the Jews were diffeent than the rest of the Germans so is was easier to use they as "scapegoats" ...someone to blame for the problems of Germany. As with many people in many different historical periods, people often like to blame someone else for their problems.
4) Hitler knew human nature. He knew that, by picking out a group to blame for Germanys' problmes, it would be easier for people to come and eventually rally to his side. He was not popular at first. Remember he was a party leader as early as 1922 but it took him 11 years to gain power in Germany.
So...he continually, for 11 years, beat the same drum beat...the Jews are to blame, the Jews are to blame, the Jews are to blame. Finally, when Germany was still reeling from having to pay off the reparations- money to pay for being blamed for WW I, Hitler was able to get the rest of Germany to support him in his anti Jewish efforts. However, remember that there were always a significant number of Germans who didn't go along with Hitler, but...by 1933...they were in a distinct minority..so Hitler was able to take over...and keep blaming the jews.
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The biggest fact is that Jewish culture and religion was seeing them as 'chosen people', I guess Hitler could not take this 'arrogance'.
Answer #3He did by far not only attack Jews, but a lot of Jews died under Nazism. Hitler wanted to extinguish in some way all people not beeing according to his Aryan idea like handicapped people, gay people, gipsy, etc. or people not following his ideas like political opponents or religious people not supporting his "i'm your rescuer" like Jehovah's Witnesses. Real answerActually Hitler attacked the Jewish people because he was trying to create a ''perfect'' race and he thought for some reason that the Jewish people weren't aloud in and finally when Hitler attacked and won against the Jewish people in Denmark he had nothing else to do so he commited suicide
When and where were Einsatzgruppen active?
The Einsatzgruppen were active over German held territory. An example would be Babi Yar in Riga latvia. 30 000 were shot one at a time and unceremoniously buried in a ravine known today as Babi Yar. This group was lead by maj lange,rudolph who was killed in action some time later. Major Lange was present at the Wannsee Conference in January 1942.
Did the holocaust effect the population of Europe?
Mass migration of remaining Jews away from Europe. Many to USA or the newly created Israel.
Larger call for human rights to be firmly established and enforced in developed countries.
How much blame should Hitler get for the Holocaust?
if you are looking for people to blame, then he has to take a large share. Though Hitler may have provided the environment and the atmosphere within which the Holocaust might have been able to happen, it would not have been possible to carry it out and certainly not on such a large scale without Himmler.
How many survivors were there in Dachau concentration camp?
Approximately 200,000 people survived auschwitz concentration camps , most of them was Jews, Soviet POWs and couple of gypsies and 1 or 2 homosexuals.
How many Jews did Hitler kill in world war 2?
Other than himself (suicide), none personally.
Of course, millions of innocents died from his policies (the Holocaust).
And millions more by his commands (invasions in Europe and the Soviet Union).
A large number were German soldiers and civilians that he knew would die. A smaller number were the Nazis executed during the war (as opposed to those before it).
What three policies did the Nazis implement as their plan to deal with the Jews question evolved?
expulsion, containment and final solution
What did the UN do to help the Holocaust?
Rwandan genocide occurred in 100 days in 1994. This was a fight for power involving the Tutsis and the Hutus ethnic groups. Hutus began to slaughter all Tutsis in the aim to demolish this entire ethnic group, an as a result, killing 800000 people.
1992 Ceasefire/ peace talks open
1993 UN began their peacekeeping mission
1994 President Habyarimana was killed near Kigali (Smith, D, 2003)
The world along with the UN failed to act and respond quick enough to stop these killings and end the genocide. 5500 UN troops were sent over to Rwanda, and international leaders were warned of the slaughters however no one believed or took any measures to prevent. (Murray, P, 2004)
"Rwanda's tragedy was the world's tragedy in their greatest hour of need; the world failed the people of Rwanda" General Kofi Annan.
