The death marches of 1944 through 1945 were some of the worst years. Prison inmates gave the name ¨death marches¨ to the forced evacuations on foot of concentration and slave labor camps during that winter. SS officials wanted to evacuate the camps to remove eyewitnesses and to conceal the crimes that had been committed. Prisoners were forced to march westward toward the heartland of Germany, where their presence would be less incriminating. They were not being removed from Germany, they were being brought back in, possibly for labor.
In January of 1945, prisoners were marched to Wodzislaw, where they would be put on freight trains and sent to other concentration camps. Usually almost 70 people were put onto one freight car. They suffered
In January of 1945, prisoners were marched to Wodzislaw, where they would be put on freight trains and sent to other concentration camps. Usually almost 70 people were put onto one freight car. They suffered