The Holocaust: Difference between revisions

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This event set in motion mass deportations of Jews to [[Concentration Camp|concentration camps]] over the next several years while the Nazis went from country to country, pillaging and conquering. Later on in 1941, a paramilitary [[death squad]], dubbed the ''[[Einsatzgruppen]]'', was established, and their job was to execute civilian stragglers in conquered Nazi territories.

By the end of 1942, many European Jews were forcibly taken to the various camps set up in Nazi territories on freight trains. If any Jewish person was fortunate enough to survive the trip to the death camps, they would almost always find themselves being executed in [[Gas Chamber|gas chambers]] disguised as shower rooms. Others would be put to work doing extremely difficult forced labor with little to no food, and often died from overwork or starvation. This was part of the so called "Final Solution to the Jewish Question", to exterminate all the Jews in Europe.

By the end of 1942, [[Martin Bormann]] had signed a decree that stated the Jews were to be killed rather than deported. As a result, many European Jews were forcibly taken to the various camps set up in Nazi territories on freight trains. If any Jewish person was fortunate enough to survive the trip to the death camps, they would almost always find themselves being executed in [[Gas Chamber|gas chambers]] disguised as shower rooms. Others would be put to work doing extremely difficult forced labor with little to no food, and often died from overwork or starvation. This was part of the so called "Final Solution to the Jewish Question", to exterminate all the Jews in Europe.

During the genocide, SS-Hauptsturmführer [[Amon Göth]], who served as the commandant of Płaszów concentration camp in Poland from 1943 to 1944, personally executed over 500 people, arguably the most [[murder]]s committed by one man in Nazi Germany.

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Some Nazis were able to evade capture entirely. Here are several notable Nazis who were never captured:

*[[Josef Mengele]] managed to stay in hiding and died in Brazil in 1979 without ever facing justice.

*[[Martin Bormann]] would die shortly after the war ended but his remains would go unidentified for three decades. It is believed that he was killed by Soviet troops as he tried to flee Berlin.

*[[Heinrich Müller]] vanished completely and was never seen alive again; his ultimate fate remains unknown to this day.

*[[Alois Brunner]] fled into [[exile]] in the Middle East, first going to Egypt then later to Syria, where he was allegedly protected by President [[Hafez al-Assad]], and then by [[Bashar al-Assad]] when he succeeded Hafez. He died either in 2001 or 2010.

*[[Aribert Heim]] settled in Cairo, Egypt and lived there in hiding until his death in 1992.

*[[Kurt Becher]] was never charged with any offence and was only called as a witness at the Nuremberg Trials due to his having accepted bribes to ignore Jews escaping.

==Legacy==

{{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.

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.

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. This is mostly because they believe Hitler was a good leader and will not admit that the Holocaust occurred because it would paint him in a negative light.

~~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~~.

==Badges given to concentration camp inmates==

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*Blue - Described all Slavic ethnic groups. Also to Black people.

*Pink - LGBT people, as well as other people who the Nazis considered sexually immoral, namely rapists, [[Pedophilia|pedophiles]], [[Zoophilia|zoophiles]], [[necrophilia]]cs, incestuous etc.

*Green - Criminals: low profile and high profile. People with these badges were often assigned "kapo" roles by concentration camp staff.

* Green - Criminals: low profile and high profile. People with these badges were often assigned "kapo" roles by concentration camp staff.

*Red - Political opponents such as, but not limited to communists, socialists, capitalists, anarchists and feminists.

*Purple - Jehovah’s witnesses, Catholics and other pacifistic religious groups.

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**Lesbians.

**Brown people.

**Drug Dealers

** Drug Dealers

**People with mental disorders such as Autism.

**Illegal immigrants

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 This event set in motion mass deportations of Jews to [[Concentration Camp|concentration camps]] over the next several years while the Nazis went from country to country, pillaging and conquering. Later on in 1941, a paramilitary [[death squad]], dubbed the ''[[Einsatzgruppen]]'', was established, and their job was to execute civilian stragglers in conquered Nazi territories.
-By the end of 1942, many European Jews were forcibly taken to the various camps set up in Nazi territories on freight trains. If any Jewish person was fortunate enough to survive the trip to the death camps, they would almost always find themselves being executed in [[Gas Chamber|gas chambers]] disguised as shower rooms. Others would be put to work doing extremely difficult forced labor with little to no food, and often died from overwork or starvation. This was part of the so called "Final Solution to the Jewish Question", to exterminate all the Jews in Europe.
+By the end of 1942, [[Martin Bormann]] had signed a decree that stated the Jews were to be killed rather than deported. As a result, many European Jews were forcibly taken to the various camps set up in Nazi territories on freight trains. If any Jewish person was fortunate enough to survive the trip to the death camps, they would almost always find themselves being executed in [[Gas Chamber|gas chambers]] disguised as shower rooms. Others would be put to work doing extremely difficult forced labor with little to no food, and often died from overwork or starvation. This was part of the so called "Final Solution to the Jewish Question", to exterminate all the Jews in Europe.
 During the genocide, SS-Hauptsturmführer [[Amon Göth]], who served as the commandant of Płaszów concentration camp in Poland from 1943 to 1944, personally executed over 500 people, arguably the most [[murder]]s committed by one man in Nazi Germany.
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 Some Nazis were able to evade capture entirely. Here are several notable Nazis who were never captured:
 *[[Josef Mengele]] managed to stay in hiding and died in Brazil in 1979 without ever facing justice.
 *[[Martin Bormann]] would die shortly after the war ended but his remains would go unidentified for three decades. It is believed that he was killed by Soviet troops as he tried to flee Berlin.
 *[[Heinrich Müller]] vanished completely and was never seen alive again; his ultimate fate remains unknown to this day.
 *[[Alois Brunner]] fled into [[exile]] in the Middle East, first going to Egypt then later to Syria, where he was allegedly protected by President [[Hafez al-Assad]], and then by [[Bashar al-Assad]] when he succeeded Hafez. He died either in 2001 or 2010.
 *[[Aribert Heim]] settled in Cairo, Egypt and lived there in hiding until his death in 1992.
+*[[Kurt Becher]] was never charged with any offence and was only called as a witness at the Nuremberg Trials due to his having accepted bribes to ignore Jews escaping.
 ==Legacy==
 {{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.
-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.
+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. This is mostly because they believe Hitler was a good leader and will not admit that the Holocaust occurred because it would paint him in a negative light.
-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.
 ==Badges given to concentration camp inmates==
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 *Blue - Described all Slavic ethnic groups. Also to Black people.
 *Pink - LGBT people, as well as other people who the Nazis considered sexually immoral, namely rapists, [[Pedophilia|pedophiles]], [[Zoophilia|zoophiles]], [[necrophilia]]cs, incestuous etc.
-*Green - Criminals: low profile and high profile. People with these badges were often assigned "kapo" roles by concentration camp staff.
+* Green - Criminals: low profile and high profile. People with these badges were often assigned "kapo" roles by concentration camp staff.
 *Red - Political opponents such as, but not limited to communists, socialists, capitalists, anarchists and feminists.
 *Purple - Jehovah’s witnesses, Catholics and other pacifistic religious groups.
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 **Lesbians.
 **Brown people.
-**Drug Dealers
+** Drug Dealers
 **People with mental disorders such as Autism.
 **Illegal immigrants