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Posted on September 1, 2008 by Colette Stenson | Posted under History
Facts about the Holocaust - the Sad Truth
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This event did not just happen in a single day, or a single month, or a single year - it, in fact, lasted for several harrowing years, beginning in 1933. At the time, Adolf Hitler was already on his way to establishing himself as the world's most feared dictator when the Enabling Act was passed on March 23 of that year. The Enabling Act was a law passed by the Reichstag (the then parliament), authorizing the government to legislate even without the prior approval of the Reichstag. Through this law, Hitler was able to gain dictatorial powers via legal means. And because absolute power was within reach, he was able to form a sophisticated military and police force which he used to crush any person or group of people who dared to stand up to him and challenge his authority. The facts about the Holocaust clearly show that not even his most intelligent and rational of advisers had the guts to go against his wishes. Not long after, the first concentration camp was established in Dachau. This is located just 20 km to the northwest of Munich, and the camp served as the prototype for all the other concentration camps that were eventually built during the war. In Dachau alone, more than 190,000 prisoners died or were killed. Even after a meeting between leaders of 32 countries, who gathered to discuss what to do with the growing refugee problem caused by the Nazis, Hitler and his regime went on to sow terror among not just the Jews but also among other groups such as the Soviets, ethnic Poles, the disabled, homosexuals, POWs, Gypsies, and political and religious dissidents. When Germany attacked Russia in 1941, the "Final Solution" was implemented. This was the start of a systemized annihilation of what Hitler thought were the "undesirables." Initially, these people were merely gathered, shot, and thrown into open graves. Later, they were transported to camps and made to starve. Those who were fit were made to work for the war effort until they also became too weak and eventually died as well. The death camps and the graves of unidentified men, women, and children are a testimony to the cruelty that reigned during those years. Approximately 6,000,000 Jews died during that period, and many others were unaccounted for. Today, we may read facts about the holocaust, but no textbook could even come close to describing the injustice that the persecuted people had to suffer under Nazi rule. About The Author: Colette is the Editor and Publisher of Article Click. For more FREE articles for your ezine and websites visit - www.articleclick.com |
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