When it became obvious to the members of the German High Command that the war was lost, they began to order all prisoners marched out of the camps, and mass-marched in the direction awayfrom the advancing armies. The camp, if ti was a work camp, was then abandoned, or if it was a death camp, it was destroyed, as best as they could. At least, that was the plan. But the Allies from every direction were advancing too fast, and many of the camps - including death camps - were captured intact, with prisoners still there.
The Allies (including Britain) stopped the Nazi concentration camps and the Holocaust by invading and defeating Nazi Germany.
There were concentration camps in the Holocaust. The concentration camps were basically work/death camps.
Allied troops overran Nazi positions in 1945 and liberated the camps through direct military force.
what are some examples of concentration camps?
All camps were technically concentration camps, generally the extermination camps were called 'death camps'.
they flee or died
there was nothing wrong or illegal about concentration camps. It was what people in them did that was wrong.
There was no 'international policeman' to stop them.
when Germany surrendered to the allies
The Allies (including Britain) stopped the Nazi concentration camps and the Holocaust by invading and defeating Nazi Germany.
the people running the camps ran away or surrendered
There were concentration camps in the Holocaust. The concentration camps were basically work/death camps.
There were concentration camps in the Holocaust. The concentration camps were basically work/death camps.
Allied troops overran Nazi positions in 1945 and liberated the camps through direct military force.
There were no saunas in concentration camps.
what are some examples of concentration camps?
All camps were technically concentration camps, generally the extermination camps were called 'death camps'.