When the Nazi’s took over countries such as Poland, France, Holland and other European countries, camps started to be built in Nazi occupied territory. Two types of camps were created. Death Camps and Concentration camps. Although deaths did occur at concentration camps, it was not their function, they were used for slave labor while death camps were camps that their main purpose was to gas large amounts of people then burn them to dispose of the corpse. Hitler had an elite guard at war known as the SS. They were headed by Heinrich Himmler, who was also responsible not only for starting, but also controlling all of the death camps and put over six million Jews to death. Throughout Germany and Nazi occupied territory sections of cities were setup where Jews had to move out of their homes immediately, leaving all their possessions and move to the ghetto. The ghetto was sealed off where you could not leave without permission from the Nazi’s. In the ghetto’s Jews had to wear a star of David patch so the distinction was clear. Life in the ghetto was terrible. Numerous families shared one room, food was scarce, disease was common. After living in the ghetto for a while they were transported to concentration camps. The Jews were packed into cattle cars with little room to breath, no food or water and travel days to their destination. Upon arrival, they were told to leave their belongings. After they were determined whether they were useful or whether they would die. Afterwards they were bathed, their heads were shaved, and were given prison clothes. Life in the camp was terrible.*A Day in the Life of A Work Camp1. Awakening: You awake to find that you are still alive and are cold and hungry. You slept on a bed of lice-infested straw in a cramped area. 2. Breakfast: You are served a substance, which is called “coffee,” but is revolting. You are also served a piece of bread, which will be your only solid food for t...
