Holocaust just got more shocking

[Darth Penguin]

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THIRTEEN years ago, researchers at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum began the grim task of documenting all the ghettos, slave labor sites, concentration camps and killing factories that the Nazis set up throughout Europe.
What they have found so far has shocked even scholars steeped in the history of the Holocaust.
The researchers have cataloged some 42,500 Nazi ghettos and camps throughout Europe, spanning German-controlled areas from France to Russia and Germany itself, during Hitler’s reign of brutality from 1933 to 1945.
The figure is so staggering that even fellow Holocaust scholars had to make sure they had heard it correctly when the lead researchers previewed their findings at an academic forum in late January at the German Historical Institute in Washington.

In Berlin alone, researchers have documented some 3,000 camps and so-called Jew houses, while Hamburg held 1,300 sites.
Dr. Dean, a co-researcher, said the findings left no doubt in his mind that many German citizens, despite the frequent claims of ignorance after the war, must have known about the widespread existence of the Nazi camps at the time.
“You literally could not go anywhere in Germany without running into forced labor camps, P.O.W. camps, concentration camps,” he said. “They were everywhere.”

[vesper]

no doubt in his mind that many German citizens, despite the frequent claims of ignorance after the war, must have known about the widespread existence of the Nazi camps at the time.

im 100% in agreement with that. They knew.

[Patty Smyth]

I asked my mom if they knew what was going on. She was a telegraph operator then in Montreal. She said they heard rumors throughout the war. Pretty sure many knew but just didn't do anything or as all things if it doesn't affect you, you don't really care. Who said we were civilized?

[gryphon]

People knew.

When Jews managed to escape on rare occaisions, the average person in nazi controlled lands was quick to try and get them sent back. Not out of fear of the nazis, just because they wanted the jews (and others) gone.

[abbasgirl]

I get how people can look the other way if it doesn't affect them. We do it all the time.
But I'll never understand how people can purposely round up their neighbours and have them murdered. And no matter how deeply I study the issue, I'll never, ever understand anti-semitism.

[Patty Smyth]

Yes he killed 6 million jews but there were 5 million others also. We need to remember that.

Gypsies, catholics(3 million), disabled people as well, he had a long list of those he hated.

[anisa]

also, persecution of minorities and ethnic groups didn't stop with the end of the holocaust.

we have had atrocities occurred in recent history in europe.

how could these things even happen when there were still so many ppl alive who had witnessed the crimes against humanity during WW2?

politics and power will always overrule