Death marches began in 1944 when the Soviet, British, French, and American armies began to liberate Poland. Near the end of the war, the Germans began marching tens of thousands of prisoners out of the concentration camps to be used as forced laborers in Germany. They were working feverishly to cover up evidence of their mass killings of Europe’s Jews in the concentration camps. Although the Germans believed the death marches were justified, other countries knew they were wrong. Innocent men, women, and children were killed primarily because they were Jews. Beyond their religion, they are just people like you and me.
The Nazis killed thousands of prisoners before, during, and after the death marches. The Germans used the marches as a
The Nazis killed thousands of prisoners before, during, and after the death marches. The Germans used the marches as a