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Q: What was Terezin before it was a concentration camp?
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What was Terezin before the Nazis turned it into a concentration camp?

i dont know please tell me!


What was Theresienstadt Concentration Camp?

It was a concentration camp in what is now the Czech Republic. Another name for it is Terezin. About 33,000 died in the camp.


What was Terezin used for during World War II?

Terezin once served as a military fortress. During World War II, however, Terezin was adapted by the Gestapo and transformed into a concentration camp and a ghetto for Jewish families. Over 30,000 people died in the Terezin concentration camp, even though it was not an extermination camp.


How old was inge auerbacher when she entered the concentration camp?

Inge Auerbacher was 7 when she was sent to camp Terezin.


Where was the Terezin Concentration camp located?

Terezin (Theresienstadt) is about 60 km NW of Prague in the Czech Republic.


How many children were imprisoned at Terezin?

there were only 378 kids that survived the concentration camp


Where was the last concentration camp?

Theresienstadt (also known by its Czech name, Terezin) was probably the last camp to be liberated (10 May 1945). In some parts of Bohemia fighting continued for a day or two after the German surrender.


What year did the Nazis start putting Jews into the TEREZIN concentration camp?

whe hitler took over


What is the name of the Nazi concentration camp shown to the Red Cross?

Theresienstadt (Terezin) in Bohemia, Czech Republic.


Was terezin a death camp?

no


How did the Nazis use terezin to try to fool the internation red cross inspectors?

Before Red Cross inspectors arrived at the Terezin concentration camp, the Nazis staged the camp to look like a refugee town, placing prisoners at specific places and guiding the inspectors along a planned route. Shops were filled with fake stocks of goods and food to show the inspectors, none of which was normally present during day-to-day operations. After viewing the Nazi's performance at Terezin, the Red Cross concluded that there was nothing wrong.


What was Theresienstadt?

Theresienstadt (in Czech Terezin) was a small fortified town in Bohemia (now in the Czech Republic). There were two camps at Terezin (Theresienstadt) 1. A Gestapo prison for uncooperative Czechs. 2. A ghetto/concentration camp and transit camp for Jews, who were later transported to Auschwitz. It was, to some extent, used as a camp for prominent German and Austrian Jews.