Holocaust
The Holocaust was a period of time that will go down throughout history. It was a time period where many innocent people were getting tortured, abused, and even getting killed. All this was because of one man who thought to believe that the jews were the ones to blame for all the problems that was happening throughout the world. All the jews were sent to concentration camps, not many survived the harsh years. The two main camps that made a huge impact to many were the Auschwitz-Birkenau and Buchenwald camps.
Buchenwald, was one of the many largest concentration camps during the holocaust period. The camp was built in 1937, in a wooded area on the northern slopes of the Ettersberg, Germany. During that year only men were allowed to be in the Buchenwald camp, then in the late 1943 and early 1944 was when women were allowed to be in the camp. The main camps were located in the northern part of Buchenwald, where many prisoners were sent to. As for the southern part, thats where the SS guards would have stayed. Buchenwald was surrounded by barbed-wire fences and machine guns. Buchenwald was one of the only concentration camps that had “work-shy” individuals, where the persons regime would tell the officers if they could not, or would not, find gainful employment. When Buchenwald recently started, the prisoners were mostly political people, then the SS officers sent about 10,000 jews to Buchenwald in 1938. However, they weren't the only groups the SS sent as prisoners, they also sent Jehovah's Witnesses, Roma, Gypsies, and German military deserters at Buchenwald. In the beginning of 1941, many doctors and scientists started to visit the camp to do a medical examination to the prisoners. They wanted to test and examine vaccines and treatments against diseases that might be contagious such as typhus, typhoid, cholera, and diphtheria which is resulted from the many deaths that went on in the concentration camp. Buchenwald camp soon became an important source of forced
Buchenwald, was one of the many largest concentration camps during the holocaust period. The camp was built in 1937, in a wooded area on the northern slopes of the Ettersberg, Germany. During that year only men were allowed to be in the Buchenwald camp, then in the late 1943 and early 1944 was when women were allowed to be in the camp. The main camps were located in the northern part of Buchenwald, where many prisoners were sent to. As for the southern part, thats where the SS guards would have stayed. Buchenwald was surrounded by barbed-wire fences and machine guns. Buchenwald was one of the only concentration camps that had “work-shy” individuals, where the persons regime would tell the officers if they could not, or would not, find gainful employment. When Buchenwald recently started, the prisoners were mostly political people, then the SS officers sent about 10,000 jews to Buchenwald in 1938. However, they weren't the only groups the SS sent as prisoners, they also sent Jehovah's Witnesses, Roma, Gypsies, and German military deserters at Buchenwald. In the beginning of 1941, many doctors and scientists started to visit the camp to do a medical examination to the prisoners. They wanted to test and examine vaccines and treatments against diseases that might be contagious such as typhus, typhoid, cholera, and diphtheria which is resulted from the many deaths that went on in the concentration camp. Buchenwald camp soon became an important source of forced