In 1933, Adolf Hitler was declared chancellor of Germany. Hitler promised a better tomorrow for the Germans, a refreshing and desirable idea compared to the extremely inflated and impoverished land they evolved into after World War I. Hitler’s promises of a stronger Germany were fulfilled, but no one could have foreseen the manner in which he achieved this accomplishment: dehumanizing an entire community of …show more content…
The main purpose of death camps was exterminating its prisoners. The purpose of concentration camps was forced labor, supporting the celebrated civilians of Nazi Germany. But, frankly, the ultimatum of death lurked within the confines of the concentration camps just as much as the death camps. Each morning and evening, prisoners were to lineup for hours, while the Nazis were taking attendance. Afterwards, the inmates were forced to work. While some just dug and cleaned, others were forced to do emotionally gruesome jobs, such as working the crematoriums. Each prisoner worked a minimum of eleven hours a