Millions of Jews, political prisoners, prisoners of war, disabled people and gypsies were sent to Auschwitz where the majority were murdered by the Nazis; Auschwitz was an ideal location for the Nazis to carry out these crimes due to its access by rail lines transporting people from across Europe; while many German citizens were unaware of or indifferent to the treatment of Jews, Hitler had passed laws stripping Jewish people of rights and used propaganda to gain support for his racist policies, and Jewish people were being forcibly removed from their homes and concentrated into overcrowded ghettos before being deported to camps.

1. The Final Solution What we know already

2. What do we know about the factual place of Auschwitz? Millions of Jews, political prisoners, prisoners of war, disabled people and gypsies were sent there. The majority of them were murdered by the Nazis. The Nazi leader was Adolf Hitler Auschwitz was seen as the perfect place to commit these war crimes as it was easily serviced by a rails system. The rail system came from the east and the west.

3. How did the German people feel? (Bruno) Many were naïve and didn’t know what was happening. Hitler had passed laws between 1933 and 1936 preventing Jews from sharing the same liberties as other Germans. Hitler used propaganda to get support from the rest of the German people. Many Germans were undertaking National Service, as the war required more soldiers.

4. How did the Jewish people feel? (Shmuel) Jews were being forced out of their homes and placed in ghettos around the major German cities. Jews were being transported from all across Europe after the ghettos were becoming overcrowded. Many of the ghettos and even concentration camps were largely run by Jewish Police. These Jews never lasted long because the Nazis knew they had seen the worst atrocities.