Concentration Camps… the place that tore families apart, the place where Nazi’s torchered, ruined, and killed Jewish prisoners. It all started in the month of May 1949. There were 24 concentration camps. Auschwitz, the largest concentration camp, was the worst of them all because of the many gas chambers, poor living conditions, and the death marches that killed millions of Jews.
Most Concentration Camps contained one or two gas chambers. But Auschwitz had eight gas chambers. Auschwitz had five crematoriums and two bunkers. Each Crematorium had one gas chamber and a furnace, which was a room with heat to burn bodies. On the other hand, the bunker no.1 contained two gas chambers and bunker no.2 contained four gas chambers. The Jewish prisoners were tricked into the gas chambers. In some occasions, the Nazi’s would give them shower essentials to the prisoners which made them think they were going to take a shower, or they would tell the prisoners they were disinfecting rooms. There was even a sign that said “cleanliness brings freedom”. Then, in less than 30 minutes, prisoners were killed. Six thousand prisoners were killed in a day. The poisonous gas used was Zyklon B. After the prisoners had been gassed and killed they were brought to the crematorium for “the final disposal” which meant they were burned. The many gas chambers Auschwitz had, made it the worst Concentration Camp of them all. Twenty brick walls. Six of the buildings were two-story high and fourteen had only one story. Prisoners lived in old barracks. During the first months, the prisoners did not have any beds or any type of furniture. They either slept on mattresses that were made out of straw or on the floor. These rooms were so packed that the jewish prisoners had to sleep on their side so that …show more content…
In this Concentration Camp, more than 50,000 died of starvation, medical experimentations, and violence and/or cruelty. It had eight different sections in the camp. Contained 10,000 prisoners, but at the end of war more than 60,000 came from different Concentration Camps that marched in death march. But this camp did not have one single gas chamber. At the beginning, before prisoners were brought from other camps, most prisoners weren’t forced to labor. So the prisoners weren’t forced to work. The prisoners weren’t forced to march through the death march. But on the other hand, Auschwitz, had to walk a long distance, without any food nor water and definitely not any rest at all. The death marches made jewish prisoners walk long distances to other camps if the camp started to over populate. More than 15,000, from Auschwitz, die while marching. Almost 60,000 prisoners were forced to march. If they stopped or couldn’t keep up, they were shot. If there was a large group that was going to march the Naiz’s would kill a group of prisoners before the march. If there was a lot of people remainig the Nazi’s would also kill a group after the march. After walking more than 12 miles, they arrive to the freight trains. More than 10,000 prisoners would die because the train did not have heat. Then after the ride, prisoners would have to walk more than 15 miles to a new Concentration Camp. Not one single freight train arrived
Most Concentration Camps contained one or two gas chambers. But Auschwitz had eight gas chambers. Auschwitz had five crematoriums and two bunkers. Each Crematorium had one gas chamber and a furnace, which was a room with heat to burn bodies. On the other hand, the bunker no.1 contained two gas chambers and bunker no.2 contained four gas chambers. The Jewish prisoners were tricked into the gas chambers. In some occasions, the Nazi’s would give them shower essentials to the prisoners which made them think they were going to take a shower, or they would tell the prisoners they were disinfecting rooms. There was even a sign that said “cleanliness brings freedom”. Then, in less than 30 minutes, prisoners were killed. Six thousand prisoners were killed in a day. The poisonous gas used was Zyklon B. After the prisoners had been gassed and killed they were brought to the crematorium for “the final disposal” which meant they were burned. The many gas chambers Auschwitz had, made it the worst Concentration Camp of them all. Twenty brick walls. Six of the buildings were two-story high and fourteen had only one story. Prisoners lived in old barracks. During the first months, the prisoners did not have any beds or any type of furniture. They either slept on mattresses that were made out of straw or on the floor. These rooms were so packed that the jewish prisoners had to sleep on their side so that …show more content…
In this Concentration Camp, more than 50,000 died of starvation, medical experimentations, and violence and/or cruelty. It had eight different sections in the camp. Contained 10,000 prisoners, but at the end of war more than 60,000 came from different Concentration Camps that marched in death march. But this camp did not have one single gas chamber. At the beginning, before prisoners were brought from other camps, most prisoners weren’t forced to labor. So the prisoners weren’t forced to work. The prisoners weren’t forced to march through the death march. But on the other hand, Auschwitz, had to walk a long distance, without any food nor water and definitely not any rest at all. The death marches made jewish prisoners walk long distances to other camps if the camp started to over populate. More than 15,000, from Auschwitz, die while marching. Almost 60,000 prisoners were forced to march. If they stopped or couldn’t keep up, they were shot. If there was a large group that was going to march the Naiz’s would kill a group of prisoners before the march. If there was a lot of people remainig the Nazi’s would also kill a group after the march. After walking more than 12 miles, they arrive to the freight trains. More than 10,000 prisoners would die because the train did not have heat. Then after the ride, prisoners would have to walk more than 15 miles to a new Concentration Camp. Not one single freight train arrived