The Holocaust was the systematic, bureaucratic, state-sponsored persecution and murder of six million Jews by the Nazi regime and its collaborators. Jews were targeted for extermination because they were considered a racial and biological threat to the Aryan "master race."
The Holocaust began in January 1942, with the Wannsee Conference, where Nazi officials met to plan the "Final Solution" to the Jewish question. The Final Solution was the Nazi plan to exterminate all of Europe's Jews.
To carry out the Final Solution, the Nazis established six extermination camps: Auschwitz, Belzec, Chelmno, Majdanek, Sobibor, and Treblinka. These camps were equipped with gas chambers and crematoria, which were used to kill and dispose of the bodies of Jews.
In addition to the extermination camps, the Nazis also established concentration camps, where Jews and other prisoners were subjected to forced labor, starvation, torture, and medical experimentation.
The Holocaust was a horrific crime against humanity that resulted in the deaths of millions of innocent people. It is important to remember the Holocaust and fight against all forms of racism and intolerance.
What happened to people that got sent to concentration camps?
People that got sent to concentration camps were subjected to a variety of horrors. They were forced to work long hours in dangerous conditions, often without food or water. They were also beaten, tortured, and humiliated by the guards. Many people died from disease, starvation, or exhaustion.
In addition to the physical abuse, concentration camp prisoners also suffered from psychological trauma. They were constantly afraid for their lives, and they were always aware of the possibility of being killed or deported to an extermination camp.
The Holocaust was a horrific crime against humanity, and the concentration camps were a major part of that crime. The memories of the people who survived these camps will never be forgotten.