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Essay / The Holocaust: the main causes of the Holocaust
The Holocaust was a major event that occurred during World War II, but more specifically between the years 1933 and 1945. The Nuremberg trials were primarily created for Due to the Holocaust, in this tragic event, more than 11 million men and women died! Of these, 6 million were Jewish, of whom approximately 1.5 million. Nazi Germany had established approximately 20,000 concentration camps, most of the Sonderkommandos were regularly gassed, and fewer than 20 of the thousands of survivors (Sonderkommandos) were the names commonly given to the Jewish people. In Auschwitz there were approximately 2,000,000 deaths, in Belzec approximately 600,000 deaths, in Bergen-Belsen approximately 70,000 deaths, in Buchenwald approximately 56,000 deaths, in Chelmno approximately 340,000 deaths, in Dachau approximately 30,000 deaths. , in Flossenburg about 30,000 deaths, in Majdanek about 1,380,000 deaths, Mauthausen had about 95,000 deaths, Ravensbruck had about 90,000 deaths, Sachsenhausen had about 100,000 deaths, Sobibor had about 250,000 deaths and Treblinka had around 800,000 deaths. Josef Mengele was the leader of all these experiments, especially on small children. Between 220,000 and 500,000 Roma (Gypsies) were killed. Adolf Hitler was one of the major leaders who created such a disaster during World War II, and more than 24 major leaders (not including him because he committed suicide) had been tried for doing such things, explained later. Many different races were sent to concentration camps, ghettos and death camps. The Nuremberg Trials brought great justice to those affected. Germany was very poorly viewed at the end of World War II and the Holocaust. They had to repay billions to other countries like Italy, Austria, Japan, Baltics, Finland... middle of paper ......, many countries attended the trials of Nuremberg. More than 24 criminals were prosecuted and more than 12 were sentenced to death, while others were sentenced to life imprisonment as well as several decades in prison. Many criminals who were not prosecuted had fled further to Germany or committed suicide, etc. People like Hermann Goring or Ernst Kaltenbrunner, people very close to Hitler, were sentenced to death without a doubt, during the 4 trials they had. also, they were all found guilty. The Holocaust was one of the most tragic events in history, with more than 11 million deaths. In approximately 20,000 concentration camps, 220,000 to 500,000 Roma (Gypsies) were killed. Millions more, including the disabled, political and religious enemies of Hitler, Jehovah's Witnesses, and homosexuals, were also murdered..