World War II is the Second World War when many concentration camps were set up in European countries. Among such camps one must mention Camp de Concentracio Berlin that was very important from historical point of view. In this blog post we will discuss about historical background, role and significance of Camp de Concentracio Berlin.

History

Camp de Concentracio Berlin, also known as Berlin Concentration Camp was put up by the Nazi Germany after the attack and occupation of Berlin. It was created in 1933 and the camp was functioning actively until 1945 when it was liberated. It became a concentration camp for political prisoners, Jews, intelligentsia, and any other people who did not meet the Nazi standards.

Purpose

While the primary goal of Camp de Concentracio Berlin was to restrain as well as dominate groups viewed as unwanted in the German society especially by the Nazis. It was one of the concentration camps in a system of those camps where prisoners were persecuted and killed or employed as forced labor.

Conditions at the Camp

Regime in Camp de Concentracio Berlin can be regarded as severe and inhuman. Such conditions as overcrowding combined with meager rations and sickly diets coupled with diseases as well as inhuman treatment of the prisoners. Further, they were subjected to mental humiliation and as often as not were likely to be assaulted at random.

Research and Military Medicine Monstrosity

Like any other Camp de Concentracio, under the regime of the Nazis it also turned into a place of medical experimentation and amazing human inhumanity. Torture research was performed on prisoners without they knowledge by injecting them with poisons, sterilizing them, infecting them with diseases, and performed surgery on them.

Impact and Legacy

Camp de Concentracio Berlin only paved the way in contributing to the message that concentration camps bring in today. This pantomime is about the worst traits of people and is intended to memorialize the events of World War II and the Holocaust. This camp is an essential source of laws, relations between countries, and memory around the globe today.

The Liberation and Aftermath

Camp de Concentracio Berlin was de liberated by the Allied forces in 1945. After its liberation attempts were made to record the atrocities perpetrated, aid and rehabilitate the survivors and ensure that the perpetrators were punished. The trial held in Nuremberg in 1945-1946 became an important step towards the establishment the responsibility for the given war crimes.

Remembering the Victims

When analysing the history of the Camp de Concentracio Berlin it is important to respect and pay tribute to the lost lives. Many monuments exist in different countries and are intended to commemorate the victims and inform people of the violence and persecution which took place.

The holocaust memorial in Berlin –Germany

The Washington based United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.

About Yad Vashem in Jerusalem, Israel

Conclusion

The Camp de Concentracio Berlin is one of the many grim reminders of the atrocities which took place during the Second World War. It is important to know the history and purpose of such an organization and the effect that it had in order to try for nothing like this to happen in the future. The world needs to know the savagery and what human beings are capable of to construct a better world, where there is peace, to lacement and acceptance for everybody.