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==Aftermath==

{{Quote|The Holocaust is very much alive. The wounds are still there. The scars are still there. The influence is still there.|Avner Shalev}}

{{Quote|The Holocaust is very much alive. The wounds are still there. The scars are still there. The influence is still there.|Avner Shalev}}After all the concentration camps were liberated by the Americans, British/Canadians, and the Soviets; most of highest members of the Nazi party and the SS were standing on trial in the Nuremberg trials. Many that were involved in the Holocaust were sentenced to death for [[war crimes]] and [[crimes against humanity]], only a few were sentenced to prison, for example [[Karl Dönitz]], [[Albert Speer]] and [[Rudolf Hess]]. Other Nazis that were involved in the genocide, such as [[Hermann Göring]] and [[Heinrich Himmler]], committed suicide before they even got to trial; others were captured and put into Soviet labor camps or were executed, some were executed in the concentration camps after the liberation. Some Nazis were able to evade capture entirely, including [[Adolf Eichmann]], [[Josef Mengele]], [[Martin Bormann]], and [[Heinrich Müller]]. Eichmann would be captured in South America by the Israeli Mossad decades later, while Mengele managed to stay in hiding and died in Brazil in 1979 without ever facing justice. Bormann would die shortly after the war ended but his remains would go unidentified for three decades. Müller vanished completely and was never seen alive again; his ultimate fate remains unknown to this day.

After all the concentration camps were liberated by the Americans, British/Canadians, and the Soviets; most of highest members of the Nazi party and the SS were standing on trial in the Nuremberg trials. Many that were involved in the Holocaust were sentenced to death for [[war crimes]] and [[crimes against humanity]], only a few were sentenced to prison, for example [[Karl Dönitz]], [[Albert Speer]] and [[Rudolf Hess]]. Other Nazis that were involved in the genocide, such as [[Hermann Göring]] and [[Heinrich Himmler]], committed suicide before they even got to trial; others were captured and put into Soviet labor camps or were executed, some were executed in the concentration camps after the liberation. Some Nazis were able to evade capture entirely, including [[Adolf Eichmann]], [[Josef Mengele]], [[Martin Bormann]], and [[Heinrich Müller]]. Eichmann would be captured in South America by the Israeli Mossad decades later, while Mengele managed to stay in hiding and died in Brazil in 1979 without ever facing justice. Bormann would die shortly after the war ended but his remains would go unidentified for three decades. Müller vanished completely and was never seen alive again; his ultimate fate remains unknown to this day.

==Legacy==

{{Quote|For the dead and the living, we must bear witness.|Elie Wiesel}}

{{Quote|For the dead and the living, we must bear witness.|Elie Wiesel}}The Holocaust is believed to be the most horrific example of humanity at its worst. The Holocaust was also the most significant genocide to have ever occurred in the 20th century, leading to the deaths of approximately 11 million people, including children. Many people were killed in absolutely deplorable ways, including various forms of sadistic [[torture]]. Many victims of the Nazi Party's campaign of carnage would either be burned to death in the various ovens scattered throughout the camp, or some would even be forced to dig their own graves, and then be shot into said graves after they were finished digging. Many Jews were starved beyond recognition, and some of the Jewish people would be so weakened from malnutrition, that they would often fall into ditches whenever they escaped their captivity from the hands of Hitler and the Nazis. Many Jewish people were also [[Nazi Medical Experimentation|used as human guinea pigs in various experiments]]. For example, many Nazi doctors, such as [[Josef Mengele]] (who was perhaps the most infamous of the Nazi doctors) attempted to change their eye and hair colors to match what they considered to be the superior race, and these experiments would often lead to failure. Many people of Jewish descent were killed from these failed experiments. Because of this fact, many Nazi doctors were found guilty for crimes against humanity, and were executed.

The Holocaust is believed to be the most horrific example of humanity at its worst. The Holocaust was also the most significant genocide to have ever occurred in the 20th century, leading to the deaths of approximately 11 million people, including children. Many people were killed in absolutely deplorable ways, including various forms of sadistic [[torture]]. Many victims of the Nazi Party's campaign of carnage would either be burned to death in the various ovens scattered throughout the camp, or some would even be forced to dig their own graves, and then be shot into said graves after they were finished digging. Many Jews were starved beyond recognition, and some of the Jewish people would be so weakened from malnutrition, that they would often fall into ditches whenever they escaped their captivity from the hands of Hitler and the Nazis. Many Jewish people were also [[Nazi Medical Experimentation|used as human guinea pigs in various experiments]]. For example, many Nazi doctors, such as [[Josef Mengele]] (who was perhaps the most infamous of the Nazi doctors) attempted to change their eye and hair colors to match what they considered to be the superior race, and these experiments would often lead to failure. Many people of Jewish descent were killed from these failed experiments. Because of this fact, many Nazi doctors were found guilty for crimes against humanity, and were executed.

Many people, including former Iranian president [[Mahmoud Ahmadinejad]] and American white supremacist [[David Duke]], among others, try to claim that these mass murders never happened, and that the government most likely made them up in order to acquire sympathy from their listeners; this is, in fact, a very common belief in the [[Anti-Semitism|anti-semite]], [[white supremacy|white supremacist]], and [[Alt-Right]] communities of the modern era.

Many people, including former Iranian president [[Mahmoud Ahmadinejad]] and American white supremacist [[David Duke]], among others, try to claim that these mass murders [[Holocaust denial|never happened]], and that the government most likely made them up in order to acquire sympathy from their listeners; this is, in fact, a very common belief in the [[Anti-Semitism|anti-semite]], [[white supremacy|white supremacist]], and [[Alt-Right]] communities of the modern era.

They most likely are in denial about these mass murders, because they were so morally atrocious, that the idea that any human being can do something this horrible to another human being should seem like it should only happen in fiction. Unfortunately for the rest of us, this is painfully not true, and things like this can happen if we let them happen. We should all come together in peace and love, and try to listen to both sides of an argument. If we can do this, then maybe, something as horrible as the Holocaust, may never happen again, ever.

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 ==Aftermath==
-{{Quote|The Holocaust is very much alive. The wounds are still there. The scars are still there. The influence is still there.|Avner Shalev}}
+{{Quote|The Holocaust is very much alive. The wounds are still there. The scars are still there. The influence is still there.|Avner Shalev}}After all the concentration camps were liberated by the Americans, British/Canadians, and the Soviets; most of highest members of the Nazi party and the SS were standing on trial in the Nuremberg trials. Many that were involved in the Holocaust were sentenced to death for [[war crimes]] and [[crimes against humanity]], only a few were sentenced to prison, for example [[Karl Dönitz]], [[Albert Speer]] and [[Rudolf Hess]]. Other Nazis that were involved in the genocide, such as [[Hermann Göring]] and [[Heinrich Himmler]], committed suicide before they even got to trial; others were captured and put into Soviet labor camps or were executed, some were executed in the concentration camps after the liberation. Some Nazis were able to evade capture entirely, including [[Adolf Eichmann]], [[Josef Mengele]], [[Martin Bormann]], and [[Heinrich Müller]]. Eichmann would be captured in South America by the Israeli Mossad decades later, while Mengele managed to stay in hiding and died in Brazil in 1979 without ever facing justice. Bormann would die shortly after the war ended but his remains would go unidentified for three decades. Müller vanished completely and was never seen alive again; his ultimate fate remains unknown to this day.
-After all the concentration camps were liberated by the Americans, British/Canadians, and the Soviets; most of highest members of the Nazi party and the SS were standing on trial in the Nuremberg trials. Many that were involved in the Holocaust were sentenced to death for [[war crimes]] and [[crimes against humanity]], only a few were sentenced to prison, for example [[Karl Dönitz]], [[Albert Speer]] and [[Rudolf Hess]]. Other Nazis that were involved in the genocide, such as [[Hermann Göring]] and [[Heinrich Himmler]], committed suicide before they even got to trial; others were captured and put into Soviet labor camps or were executed, some were executed in the concentration camps after the liberation. Some Nazis were able to evade capture entirely, including [[Adolf Eichmann]], [[Josef Mengele]], [[Martin Bormann]], and [[Heinrich Müller]]. Eichmann would be captured in South America by the Israeli Mossad decades later, while Mengele managed to stay in hiding and died in Brazil in 1979 without ever facing justice. Bormann would die shortly after the war ended but his remains would go unidentified for three decades. Müller vanished completely and was never seen alive again; his ultimate fate remains unknown to this day.
 ==Legacy==
-{{Quote|For the dead and the living, we must bear witness.|Elie Wiesel}}
+{{Quote|For the dead and the living, we must bear witness.|Elie Wiesel}}The Holocaust is believed to be the most horrific example of humanity at its worst. The Holocaust was also the most significant genocide to have ever occurred in the 20th century, leading to the deaths of approximately 11 million people, including children. Many people were killed in absolutely deplorable ways, including various forms of sadistic [[torture]]. Many victims of the Nazi Party's campaign of carnage would either be burned to death in the various ovens scattered throughout the camp, or some would even be forced to dig their own graves, and then be shot into said graves after they were finished digging. Many Jews were starved beyond recognition, and some of the Jewish people would be so weakened from malnutrition, that they would often fall into ditches whenever they escaped their captivity from the hands of Hitler and the Nazis. Many Jewish people were also [[Nazi Medical Experimentation|used as human guinea pigs in various experiments]]. For example, many Nazi doctors, such as [[Josef Mengele]] (who was perhaps the most infamous of the Nazi doctors) attempted to change their eye and hair colors to match what they considered to be the superior race, and these experiments would often lead to failure. Many people of Jewish descent were killed from these failed experiments. Because of this fact, many Nazi doctors were found guilty for crimes against humanity, and were executed.
-The Holocaust is believed to be the most horrific example of humanity at its worst. The Holocaust was also the most significant genocide to have ever occurred in the 20th century, leading to the deaths of approximately 11 million people, including children. Many people were killed in absolutely deplorable ways, including various forms of sadistic [[torture]]. Many victims of the Nazi Party's campaign of carnage would either be burned to death in the various ovens scattered throughout the camp, or some would even be forced to dig their own graves, and then be shot into said graves after they were finished digging. Many Jews were starved beyond recognition, and some of the Jewish people would be so weakened from malnutrition, that they would often fall into ditches whenever they escaped their captivity from the hands of Hitler and the Nazis. Many Jewish people were also [[Nazi Medical Experimentation|used as human guinea pigs in various experiments]]. For example, many Nazi doctors, such as [[Josef Mengele]] (who was perhaps the most infamous of the Nazi doctors) attempted to change their eye and hair colors to match what they considered to be the superior race, and these experiments would often lead to failure. Many people of Jewish descent were killed from these failed experiments. Because of this fact, many Nazi doctors were found guilty for crimes against humanity, and were executed.
-Many people, including former Iranian president [[Mahmoud Ahmadinejad]] and American white supremacist [[David Duke]], among others, try to claim that these mass murders never happened, and that the government most likely made them up in order to acquire sympathy from their listeners; this is, in fact, a very common belief in the [[Anti-Semitism|anti-semite]], [[white supremacy|white supremacist]], and [[Alt-Right]] communities of the modern era.
+Many people, including former Iranian president [[Mahmoud Ahmadinejad]] and American white supremacist [[David Duke]], among others, try to claim that these mass murders [[Holocaust denial|never happened]], and that the government most likely made them up in order to acquire sympathy from their listeners; this is, in fact, a very common belief in the [[Anti-Semitism|anti-semite]], [[white supremacy|white supremacist]], and [[Alt-Right]] communities of the modern era.
 They most likely are in denial about these mass murders, because they were so morally atrocious, that the idea that any human being can do something this horrible to another human being should seem like it should only happen in fiction. Unfortunately for the rest of us, this is painfully not true, and things like this can happen if we let them happen. We should all come together in peace and love, and try to listen to both sides of an argument. If we can do this, then maybe, something as horrible as the Holocaust, may never happen again, ever.