Holocaust Documentary Essay

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The Holocaust was the systematic execution of six million Jews by the Germans, Nazi, from January 30, 1933 to May 8, 1945. During the holocaust the execution of homosexuals, gypsies, and poles were also carried out by the Germans. The documentary “The Holocaust Auschwitz Documentary 2015”, tells of two camps Auschwitz one (the main camp) and Auschwitz two (Birkenau) and the experiences of people in each camp. Being a student about to start a Holocaust memoir I find this documentary very helpful. At first thought I believed the documentary was going to be another unentertaining documentary with information i already know. However, after the watching first ten minutes I was engrossed with the information presented. I found it helpful

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