The nazi regime used rail transport as one method to forcibly rearrange the ethnic composition of eastern europe within the framework of world war 2. In 1941 the nazi leadership decided to implement the final solution the systematic mass murder of european jewry. The german authorities used rail systems across the continent to transport or deport jews from their homes primarily to eastern europe. Once they had begun to methodically kill jews in specially constructed killing centers german officials deported jews to these facilities by train or when trains were not available or the distances were short by truck or on foot. Families and whole commnities together with their personal belongings were packed into cattle trucks. They were locked in and transported for days. They had no information they did not know where they were going the length of the journey or what would the conditions on the journey were appalling. The holocaust was a horrific event in jewish history. Imagine being thrown out of your house to live like an animal. Think about working hard labor seven days a week and doing everything the nazis told you to so just so you would not be killed. Picture people dying every moment from disease and starvation. Imagine being scared and alone and wondering if your family was alive or not. Always thinking it could be your turn
The nazi regime used rail transport as one method to forcibly rearrange the ethnic composition of eastern europe within the framework of world war 2. In 1941 the nazi leadership decided to implement the final solution the systematic mass murder of european jewry. The german authorities used rail systems across the continent to transport or deport jews from their homes primarily to eastern europe. Once they had begun to methodically kill jews in specially constructed killing centers german officials deported jews to these facilities by train or when trains were not available or the distances were short by truck or on foot. Families and whole commnities together with their personal belongings were packed into cattle trucks. They were locked in and transported for days. They had no information they did not know where they were going the length of the journey or what would the conditions on the journey were appalling. The holocaust was a horrific event in jewish history. Imagine being thrown out of your house to live like an animal. Think about working hard labor seven days a week and doing everything the nazis told you to so just so you would not be killed. Picture people dying every moment from disease and starvation. Imagine being scared and alone and wondering if your family was alive or not. Always thinking it could be your turn