Labor Camps
PERIOD 7 Diannedra, Ian ,Avery, Ryln, Nicolas
Labor Camps
What were labor camps like in the holocaust?
Even before the war began, the Nazis imposed forced labor on Jewish civilians, both inside and outside concentration camps. As early as 1937, the Nazis increasingly exploited the forced labor of so-called "enemies of the state" for economic gain and to meet desperate labor shortages. By the end of that year, most Jewish males residing in Germany were required to perform forced labor for various government agencies.
more about labor camps
For Jews, the ability to work often meant the potential to survive after the Nazis began to implement the "Final Solution," the plan to murder all of European Jewry. Jews deemed physically unable to work were often the first to be shot or deported.
sources
"Forced Labor: An Overview." United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. United States Holocaust Memorial Council, 02 July 2016. Web. 14 Oct. 2016.
"The Holocaust." Holocaust History. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Oct. 2016.
"The Holocaust." Holocaust History. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Oct. 2016.