What was the significance of having the three different concentration camps and what effect did it have on the victims and the bystanders of the Holocaust?
The significance of having three types of concentration camps was that Hitler, the SS and the Nazis were able to concentrate their sub-human victims. Having three types of concentration camps was an essential part of the Nazis ultimate goal of the Final Solution, as it dictated the fate of not only the victims but also the bystanders of the Holocaust. The three types of concentration camps were the extermination/death camps, the prisoner of war camps and the labour camps, which could be large or small, all guarded by the SS.
The Holocaust began on the 30 of January in 1933 and ended …show more content…
These participants were chosen from the fittest and healthiest .Above their camp entrance was written “work brings freedom” but this never happened. They were given emblems to wear on their shirts which were part of their blue stripped uniforms at all times. The people interned in labour camps had many different types of jobs such as road building, quarrying (for material for road building), working in factories, producing items to support the German economy. If working outside the camp they left extremely early in the morning summer and winter and returned really late at night. Because of starvation, intense physical work and sleep deprivation from the bunk accommodation in the barracks, many died from exhaustion or being shot. Many main big camps like Auschwitz and Monowitz, were labour camps as well as extermination camps. The fittest and healthiest detainees were designated to work for the government or civilians. The significance of this was an enormous number of free slaves to carry out jobs essential to the German war effort. Because of this fewer guards would be necessary to control the large number of workers because they were concentrated in small areas. These labour camps also were situated close to other major private firms such as IG Farben, chemical manufacture. Many Jews were employed in factories for cheap or free manual labour. Depending on the factory depended on the treatment of the Jew. Not all bystanders of the Nazi persecution agreed with what was happening, some helped to protect and save their Jewish work force because of their expertise. The bystanders had to be subtle in fear of
The significance of having three types of concentration camps was that Hitler, the SS and the Nazis were able to concentrate their sub-human victims. Having three types of concentration camps was an essential part of the Nazis ultimate goal of the Final Solution, as it dictated the fate of not only the victims but also the bystanders of the Holocaust. The three types of concentration camps were the extermination/death camps, the prisoner of war camps and the labour camps, which could be large or small, all guarded by the SS.
The Holocaust began on the 30 of January in 1933 and ended …show more content…
These participants were chosen from the fittest and healthiest .Above their camp entrance was written “work brings freedom” but this never happened. They were given emblems to wear on their shirts which were part of their blue stripped uniforms at all times. The people interned in labour camps had many different types of jobs such as road building, quarrying (for material for road building), working in factories, producing items to support the German economy. If working outside the camp they left extremely early in the morning summer and winter and returned really late at night. Because of starvation, intense physical work and sleep deprivation from the bunk accommodation in the barracks, many died from exhaustion or being shot. Many main big camps like Auschwitz and Monowitz, were labour camps as well as extermination camps. The fittest and healthiest detainees were designated to work for the government or civilians. The significance of this was an enormous number of free slaves to carry out jobs essential to the German war effort. Because of this fewer guards would be necessary to control the large number of workers because they were concentrated in small areas. These labour camps also were situated close to other major private firms such as IG Farben, chemical manufacture. Many Jews were employed in factories for cheap or free manual labour. Depending on the factory depended on the treatment of the Jew. Not all bystanders of the Nazi persecution agreed with what was happening, some helped to protect and save their Jewish work force because of their expertise. The bystanders had to be subtle in fear of