h) Holocaust and concentration camps

1. h) Holocaust and concentration camps

2. h) Holocaust and concentration camps • When the Allies invaded German territory, they were surprised to find the concentration camps • In each of these camps, thousands of people were living in inhumane conditions

3. h) Holocaust and concentration camps • The Allies discovered that the Germans had killed those people systematically • The victims, mostly Jewish, were kept in captivity before being killed • This campaign of killing the Jewish population is known as the Holocaust, biblical meaning of the word sacrifice

4. h) Holocaust and concentration camps • According to Hitler's racist ideas, the German race formed "superior" race and the Jewish race formed a "inferior" race. • Germany had therefore planned and organized the death of all Jews in Europe

5. h) Holocaust and concentration camps • Toute personne de la communauté juive trouvée par les Allemands fut amenée dans des camps de concentration • Ces camps furent découverts en Allemagne et en Pologne surtout

6. h) Holocaust and concentration camps • In these camps, people were killed by being trapped in the gas chambers • Then the bodies were burned in crematoria

7. h) Holocaust and concentration camps • The Holocaust is the worst example of genocide in modern times • More than six million people of Jewish descent were killed by the Germans during the World War.

8. h) Holocaust and concentration camps • After the war, the leaders of these camps were prosecuted at Nuremberg • They pleaded their innocence, saying they were only following orders • The court rejected this argument, emphasizing individual responsibility with respect to crimes against humanity