There were many concentration camps during World War II, however, Buchenwald is one of the most known. Buchenwald was one of the largest camps with there being around 240,000 prisoners. Buchenwald was a death camp that had very brutal conditions, so some people survived, escaped, or died. War criminals at Buchenwald went through trials or even faced death as a punishment. Buchenwald was the fear of Jewish people during World War II.
Buchenwald was one of the largest concentration camps during WWII. It was built in Northern Ettersberg, Germany, in 1937. When Buchenwald was started it was only for men until 1943, then they started putting women in the camp. In addition, Buchenwald was considered a political camp because of the people inside . After Kristallnacht about 10,000 Jewish people were put into Buchenwald. By February 1945 there were about 112,000 Jews in the camp.
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Ilse Koch was, the wife of Karl Otto Koch, sent to trial for having people killed to make lamp shades out of their skin. Hermann Pister was a SS guard who was commandant from 1942-1945. He ran away before the liberation, but was caught at a camp near Munich. As a consequence, he was tried, proven guilty and had a death sentence. Karl Otto Koch was a war criminal who mistreated prisoners to a severe degree. After going to another camp called Majdanek, he was removed from his position and put into SS jail. On April 5th, he was taken back to Buchenwald and executed. In Conclusion, Buchenwald was a brutal place that people feared. It was one of the largest camps that was intaking people very quickly. In addition, Buchenwald was a death camp with everyone be tortured or killed. Finally, war criminals were being punished for what they did to the prisoners. Concentration camps like Buchenwald was where people had to go and fight for their lives in order not to
Buchenwald was one of the largest concentration camps during WWII. It was built in Northern Ettersberg, Germany, in 1937. When Buchenwald was started it was only for men until 1943, then they started putting women in the camp. In addition, Buchenwald was considered a political camp because of the people inside . After Kristallnacht about 10,000 Jewish people were put into Buchenwald. By February 1945 there were about 112,000 Jews in the camp.
About 56,000 people …show more content…
Ilse Koch was, the wife of Karl Otto Koch, sent to trial for having people killed to make lamp shades out of their skin. Hermann Pister was a SS guard who was commandant from 1942-1945. He ran away before the liberation, but was caught at a camp near Munich. As a consequence, he was tried, proven guilty and had a death sentence. Karl Otto Koch was a war criminal who mistreated prisoners to a severe degree. After going to another camp called Majdanek, he was removed from his position and put into SS jail. On April 5th, he was taken back to Buchenwald and executed. In Conclusion, Buchenwald was a brutal place that people feared. It was one of the largest camps that was intaking people very quickly. In addition, Buchenwald was a death camp with everyone be tortured or killed. Finally, war criminals were being punished for what they did to the prisoners. Concentration camps like Buchenwald was where people had to go and fight for their lives in order not to