Liberation 1945
Published on Feb 04, 2016
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Liberation 1945
Freeing the Victims of The Holocaust
Thesis
The Holocaust lasted from 1933 to 1945, when the borders of Nazi Germany fell to the continuous onslaught of the Allied Forces. Once the soldiers got inside, they liberated Nazi Concentration Camps.
The Liberation of the Prisoners of the Holocaust
From 1933 to 1945, Jewish believers around Europe were being persecuted for their faith in one of the most brutal atrocities committed by man. This was called the Holocaust. The Holocaust lasted from 1933 to 1945, when the borders of Nazi Germany fell to the continuous onslaught of the Allied Forces. As the Allied Forces ripped through the interior of Nazi Germany, the soldiers came across these Concentration Camps, which were filled with Jews, Gypsies, Russians, Communists, Clergymen, and Prisoners Of War.
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German Camps Evacuated
In 1945, when Nazi Germany's border was penetrated and the Allied Forces moved in, the SS soldiers took the prisoners of the Camps and moved them through different parts of Germany through different Concentration Camps.
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Death Marches
Once the Camps were evacuated, the SS Soldiers set the prisoners on a long journey to other camps. These were known as Death Marches. Many prisoners died on these marches. Once they arrived at the next camp, they stayed there until the need to evacuate once again arose.
Train Rides
Sometimes marching the prisoners did not go fast enough, so in some cases, the Nazis loaded the prisoners into trains, and shipped them to the next camp. These occurrences were not too common, but they did happen.
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From Camp To Camp
The prisoners were taken to several different concentration camps, all over Germany, while constantly in pursuit of Allied troops, who were following bread crumbs that were left behind by the German Nazis, such as multiple foot imprints on the road, and bodies strewn everywhere.
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Liquidation of Camps
In order to successfully hide the crimes they had committed, the Nazis shot, gassed, and got rid of the prisoners by means of mass burial. Every camp they arrived to, the Nazis got rid of more and more prisoners.
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Rampid Diseases
As diseases and viruses ran rapidly through the camps, many prisoners got sick. The prisoners began hurling themselves into the electric fences, effectively killing themselves in the process. Nobody, not even the most faithful Jewish prisoners had not thought about ending themselves at lest once.
Liberation
Once Germany's borders fell to the continuous onslaught of the Allied Forces, Allied troops charged into Germany, only to find one of the most horrendous sights ever to be witnessed. Concentration Camps all over Germany, full of "walking skeletons", prisoners that were bone thin, pale, and dead on their feet. Upon entering these camps, the horrified Allied soldiers began seeing crematoriums, gas chambers, uncovered mass burial pits, and stacks of bodies on the ground. Once the terror had worn off, they began releasing the prisoners, feeding them and treating their ailments.
Burning Down Camps
Due to the mass spread of diseases throughout the camp, soldiers had to burn down many of them to prevent the spread of epidemics. Many of the Jewish people who were trapped in the camps had fallen victim to the diseases, including a few soldiers.
Treating the Victims
As many survivors were sick with disease, medics and doctors of the Allied Forces treated them for their ailments. Many sick survivors did not live through the procedures. However, those who did were given full meals – the first they had had in three years.
A New Country
As Germany finally fell, the liberated survivors were being helped off to other countries, where they stayed for the rest of their lives. Most of the survivors held their stories for themselves, and died with them. However, some of the survivors told their stories. They wanted the world to know the horrors they went through.
Remembering the Holocaust
The Holocaust was a terrible part of history. The fact that one man can gather so many people and make them create one scapegoat, and blame that person so much that they finally decide to eradicate them is a terrible thing, and we should all know that in order to keep something from happening here in America, we must band together under the knowledge that we can make a difference against that kind of hate, because hate is a strong word, and a strong feeling, and sometimes feelings can drive certain people into action.
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