Camp.
Between the years of 1933 and 1945, over 20,000 concentration camps were built by the Nazi Germany. They were used for forced labor, stations, military camps, and even places for execution. Most prisoners in the early concentration camps were German Communists, Socialists, Social Democrats, Romas, Jehovah's Witnesses, homosexuals, and people accused of asocial behavior. These facilities were called “concentration camps” because the prisoners were all physically “concentrated” in one location.
Every day, thousands of Jews would dissapear, be killed, or deported. The green police would stand on each block, and search homes. Any Jew caught hiding, and any non-Jew caught hiding Jews, were taken to concentration camps.
Every day, thousands of Jews would dissapear, be killed, or deported. The green police would stand on each block, and search homes. Any Jew caught hiding, and any non-Jew caught hiding Jews, were taken to concentration camps.
Killing Centers.
To initiate the "Final Solution", the Nazi's made killing centers. They initially were in Poland, which contained the largest population of Jews at the time. The killing centers were designed so that murders could be easily taken care of. The first killing center, named Chelmno, was opened December of 1941. There, people were killed inside of vans that were filled with harmful gases.
Eventually, killing became more efficient. Gas chambers, or rooms, were built so that the process would become less personal for the prosecutors. Some camps had up to four gas chambers, and about 6,000 Jews were gassed each day.
The largest killing center was Auschwitz-Birkenau, also known as Auschwitz II. It was located in Upper Silesia, a province of Poland. SS authorities established Auschwitz-Birkenau during the spring of 1942. Auschwitz II was originally established to be a forced labor work area for large numbers of people, but within its first couple of weeks of existence, it became a killing center.
The operations of the killing center was supposed to be top secret. The perpretrators of the killing centers were sworn to secrecy, and could face prosecution if they disclosed unathorized information. Because space at the camps was limited due to the plethora of people being admitted each day, the authorities were advised to burn the bodies of each person who was killed each day, and unearth the bodies of those who were buried, in order to burn them. In order to do this, Special Detatchments of Jewish forced labors were recruited. They were also in charge of disposing of the bodies before the gassing operations. After these operations were completed, these Special Detatchments were shot by the SS members.
Eventually, killing became more efficient. Gas chambers, or rooms, were built so that the process would become less personal for the prosecutors. Some camps had up to four gas chambers, and about 6,000 Jews were gassed each day.
The largest killing center was Auschwitz-Birkenau, also known as Auschwitz II. It was located in Upper Silesia, a province of Poland. SS authorities established Auschwitz-Birkenau during the spring of 1942. Auschwitz II was originally established to be a forced labor work area for large numbers of people, but within its first couple of weeks of existence, it became a killing center.
The operations of the killing center was supposed to be top secret. The perpretrators of the killing centers were sworn to secrecy, and could face prosecution if they disclosed unathorized information. Because space at the camps was limited due to the plethora of people being admitted each day, the authorities were advised to burn the bodies of each person who was killed each day, and unearth the bodies of those who were buried, in order to burn them. In order to do this, Special Detatchments of Jewish forced labors were recruited. They were also in charge of disposing of the bodies before the gassing operations. After these operations were completed, these Special Detatchments were shot by the SS members.
Operation Reinhard
Operation Reinhard was the code name for the Nazi's plan to murder aproximately two million jews in the Government General. To assist, government officials and SS members opened three Operation Reinhard killing centers: Belzec and Sobibor in Lublin District, and Treblinka II in Warsaw District. This plan was originally initiated during the autumn of 1941, but was later given the name Operation Reinhard when General Reinhard Heydrich died during an assasination in 1942.
Operation Reinhard also resulted in many forced labor camps for the Jews. As stated by SS General Odilo Globocnik, there was four goals to accomplish with Operation Reinhard: To kill the Polish Jews, to utilize the skilled labor of some Polish Jews before killing them, to secure the personal property of the Jews, and to find and secure alleged hidden and immovable assets.
Operation Reinhard also resulted in many forced labor camps for the Jews. As stated by SS General Odilo Globocnik, there was four goals to accomplish with Operation Reinhard: To kill the Polish Jews, to utilize the skilled labor of some Polish Jews before killing them, to secure the personal property of the Jews, and to find and secure alleged hidden and immovable assets.