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* At Auschwitz (from early 1942 on) the Jews were separated into fit for work and not fit for work. The latter were gassed as soon as possible, the former had to work as slave labourers. * At othe extermination camps, such as Sobibor and Treblinka, a small number of new arrivals were selected to help dispose of the corpses. * At ordinary concentration camps the newly arrived prisoners were sent off to work - as slave labour. * At some ordinary concentration camps, especially in the early days, there were 'initiation ceremonies', including severe beatings, for new arrivals.
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What was the first consentration camp?
I think the first concentration camp was established in Germany, if was used first to hold Germans who disobeyed the Nazi laws, or who said the wrong thing, so it was first used to retrain the Germans, that was before WW2, then they got a new purpose afterwards, as killing chambers.
Who were the first immates of the first concentration camp?
The first inmates of Nazi concentration camps were Communists, Social Democrats and various political dissidents. (The first inmates of the first concentration camp was women and children of the Boer nation in South Africa - 1898) (There were also Spanish concentration camps in Cuba in the mid 1895s).
What allied country forces arrived in Berlin first?
The Soviet troops.
Which happened first v-e day or v-j day?
VE Day happened first.
What were nazi labor camps?
Transit camps were places to hold people until they could be shipped off to other camps such as execution or forced-labor camps. Well known transit camps include Westerbork (Netherlands) and Breendonk (Belgium).
What happened when Jews first arrived at the concentration camps?
nothing happened to 'all'. Depending on need, a proportion were selected for work.
When Jews first arrived in the death camps they were given showers then put to work true or false?
false on both counts. Though this is what happened in concentration camps.
When did the first fleet arrive in Australia from Britain carrying prisoners?
The First Fleet arrived in Australia on 26 January 1788.
What was the name of the first concentration camp for political prisoners north of Berlin which opened in 1933?
Oranienburg.
When was the first concentration camp established and who were the first prisoners?
The first concentration camp was Dachau, it was opened on march 22nd 1933. The first prisoners were communists, because they were blamed for the Reichstag fire, that Hitler and the Nazis had planned to make it seem as if it were the communists fault, and Hitler "saved" the Germans from their actions and he "stopped" the fire. So they were sent to dachu, political prisoners
Why is dachau important?
Dachau was the first Nazi Concentration camp. It was first just used for political prisoners but as time went on more people were put into the camp. Dachau was the model for the other concentration camps that came later. Inside Dachau prisoners were medically experimented on and they had to do forced labor which sometimes killed them.
What happened on Jan 26th 1788?
the first fleet arrived in Port Jackson, Sydney
Who were the first people put in a consentrarion camp?
Concentration camps are a British invention and were first used to house Boer prisoners during the Boer War in South Africa.
In The Shawshank Redemption what did Andy see when he first arrived at the prison?
Um...the first thing he sees is the prison yard and all the prisoners standing around hooting and yelling at the bus full of new arrivals.
Where exactly did the First Fleet arrive in Australia?
The first fleet arived in the 1778 and they were the ones that inprison the prisoners in europe.
What are prisoners called on the first fleet?
The prisoners on the First Fleet were known as convicts.
What kind of prisoners did alcatraz have at first?
Military prisoners
