The Role that Other Lesser-known Concentration Camps Play in the Holocaust

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As World War II continued on to in the spring of 1945, the prisoners in the Buchenwald concentration camp in Germany were worn down, starved of food, and weary. See, not many people know about the other concentration camps that took place during the Holocaust. Though Auschwitz and Dachau are the most commonly known concentration camps, the lesser-known concentration camps also played an important role in the Holocaust - such as holding prisoners of war due to their strategic geographic positions.
Hitler’s interest opposition to Jews began at a young age. Adolf Hitler was born in Austria on April 20, 1889. He had a dream of becoming a great artist, and applied to an academy at the age of 19. After failing twice to be accepting into Vienna’s Academy of Fine Arts, he moved to Munich, Germany. It is important to note that many of the Academy’s leaders were Jewish. Eventually, he joined the German army, serving on the Western Front and achieving the rank of corporal. He was wounded and even gassed during combat, though neither proved to be lethal. Even though Auschwitz and Dachau are the most commonly known concentration camps, the lesser-known concentration camps also played an important role in the Holocaust - such as holding prisoners of war due to their strategic geographic positions. After returning from the war, he then joined to the Nazi Party and rapidly gained leadership. Hitler gave a speech on August 15, 1920 at a Munich beer hall, named Hofbräuhaus, discussing his hatred of Jews. “Besides, the Jews, already in those times, lived as a parasite in the body of other peoples and it had to be so.” (Hitler). Hitler organized the Sturmabteilung, or “storm section” of the Nazi party, quickly becoming known as the SA. The party’s sy...

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