Auschwitz

AuschwitzThis particular camp was located in

Oswiecim, Poland. The name “Auschwitz” is simply the German name for Oswiecim.

AuschwitzThis camp was liberated by the Red Army on

January, 27 1945. Auschwitz was established on May, 1940.

Auschwitz Roughly 1.1 million people where either

killed by disease or Nazi torment in Auschwitz.

AuschwitzThe purpose of Auschwitz Berkinau was a

pure death/extermination camp. All including men, women, and children of all “inferior” races were taken here to be killed and tortured.

AuschwitzAuschwitz was not only the largest camp set

up by the Nazi’s but also what some Jews called a “safe haven.” They thought with so many people in the camp some could keep a low profile and stay hidden.

Bergen-Belsen

Bergen-BelsenBergen-Belsen was located in northwest

Germany south of the town Bergen.

Bergen-BelsenThis camp was set up in 1943. When the

allies took control of France the Nazis left the camp which slowly deteriorated over time in approximately 1944-1945.

Bergen-BelsenAbout 50,000 inmates/P.O.W.’s were killed

here. Another 30,000 or so were killed by disease before allied troops could get to them.

Bergen-BelsenThis camp was originally a P.O.W. camp

(prisoner of war) but was later in 1943 became a concentration camp for Jews and other “enemies of the state.” This camp, like, Auschwitz was an extermination camp. However, unlike Auschwitz, it was also a labor camp for exclusively “fit” men.

Bergen-BelsenSince this camp was somewhat close to

Russia sometimes Soviet troops would go on what they called “search and rescue” missions. Where at about midnight they would sneak into the camp and take about 10 prisoners every other day

Westerbork

WesterborkThis camp was located in the northeastern

Netherlands north of the town “Westerbork.”

WesterborkWesterbork was set up shortly after

Auschwitz in June 1942. The camp was liberated soon after the allies invaded and took control in 1945.

WesterborkMerely no deaths occurred here.

WesterborkThis camp was not an extermination or labor

camp. It was simply built to hold prisoners of all kind (POW’s, Jews, traders, etc.) until they were shipped off to Auschwitz.

WesterborkIt was easier for prisoners to escape here

because there weren’t many actual cells to contain them.

Ommen

Ommen This camp was located on the outskirts of

Holland.

OmmenThe camps construction began on June, 13

1941. Prisoners arrived on June, 19 1942. But the camp was not fully active until June, 22 1942.

OmmenMany were killed here, however not as much

as other camps. About 300,000 total died here.

OmmenThis was more of a torture camp. Heavy labor

made prisoners work to death on a daily basis. All including Men, women, teens, and small children were forced to do meaningless, tedious, and unbearable labor.

OmmenLuckily for prisoners at Ommen who had the

will to fight on, allied power took control of this camp with little casualties afterwards. Those who had hope made it back to there normal lives after the war.

Drancy

DrancyDrancy is located in the northeast suburb of

Paris.

DrancyThis camp began in August 1941 and

liberated by Americans and Canadians in August 1944.

DrancyAn estimated 70,000 French prisoners died

here.

DrancyThis was a forced labor and extermination

camp. This camp was set up for specifically French Jews of all age and gender groups.

DrancySurprisingly this camp lasted so long because

it was in France where the allies first invaded on D-Day. This was a small but very inconspicuous camp, due to the fact that it was merely a building that was taken over by Nazis and converted into a concentration camp.

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