Summary 10 - The Camp System Flashcards
What were concentration camps?
Concentration camps were prison camps. They were established as early as 1933 for political prisoners. They were not designed for killing, they housed political prisoners, criminals and homosexuals.
How many concentration camps were established in total?
It is estimated that over 1,000 camps were established.
What were death camps?
Death camps were designed for the extermination of Jews and ‘Untermenschen’ (racial undesirables).
What percentage of the victims of death camps died in Auschwitz?
20%
Why did most of the death camps close?
Many of the death camps closed as the entirety of the Jewish population in their vicinity had been killed.
Describe the different aspects of Auschwitz death camp?
Auschwitz III was an industrial complex producing munitions and other goods for the war effort and was dependent on forced labour.
Auschwitz II was the main section where the gas chambers and crematoria were situated.
The first killing centre was opened in December 1941. Where was it located?
Chelmno
How many people were killed in Majdanek death camp?
200,000
What percentage of the 200,000 people who died in Majdanek death camp were Jews?
60%
Soviet and Polish prisoners of war also died there.
How many Jews were killed in Belzac death camp?
500,000 Jews were killed there along with thousands of gypsies.
The camp was part of Operation Reinhard (the plan to kill all German and Polish Jews).
How many people died in Sobibor death camp?
250,000 people were killed, they were mostly Jews and Soviet prisoners of war.
The camp was part of Operation Reinhard.
How many people were killed in Treblinka death camp?
1 million people were murdered, the camp was part of Operation Reinhard.
