In order to shed light on the purpose of the Berlin Death Camp there is a need to know when and how it was used during the world war II. As we discuss the history, role and results of this infamous camp, we try to open a small window to one of the brightest demoniac periods in human history.

The Beginnings And Aims of the Berlin Death Camp

The Berlin Death Camp referred to as Auschwitz-Birkenau was a system of concentration and extermination camps in operation near Berlin, Germany. The camp was constructed by the Nazy regime and became one of the worst and most well-known concentration camp during the Holocaust.

The primary function of the Berlin Death Camp was the industrialized killing of Jews, but other pilfered minority groups were also killed there, including Romanies, homosexuals, the disabled and political prisoners. The Nazis targeted people of concern with power by noting them as a menace to their supposed race and idea of a perfect Aryan community.

Organizing Construction and Layout of the Camp

It was divided into several sectors and areas; these includes: The first camp, Auschwitz I was the original concentration camp; administrative and prisoner’s camp in which prisoners selected to work or to die were temporarily detained. The second sector, that is, the Auschwitz II – Birkenau concentration camp, had facilities for gassing and incineration.

The camp also had amenities such as barbed wired barracks, guard towers, barbed wired fencing, and working railroads to transport prisoners. orginally, the Nazis intended the camp to be efficient in exterminating the Jews and later methodically planned the extermination method.

Holocaust and the Berlin Death Camp

The Berlin Death Camp had a mission of implementing Hitler’s known “Final Solution” policy geared towards annihilating the Jewish population of Europe. It functioned to the utmost in 1942–1944 when up to 1,150,000 Jews, as well as other people, were deliberately murdered.

Methods of Extermination

It is very important to stress that methods applied in the Berlin Death Camp were very inhuman and incredibly brutal. Some people never understood what they were getting into as most were deceived on arrival thinking they are coming to work or be relocated. But they underwent through selection where the SS officers would determine who will survive and who will be exterminated.

Pregnant women, those who were old or in some view ill etc, were taken right to the gas chamber. Cyclone B, a deadly pesticide was used to administer poison to the victims in the gass chambers followed by their bodies being burned by crematoria.

The Liberation and the Camp’s legacies

The reveals began in the year 1945 when Soviet forces liberated the Berlin Death Camp by showing the vile acts exercised in this camp. World Jewish Knighthood of the Holocaust began lifting scales from the eyes of the world, and the world could not remain indifferent, they were shocked, grieved and began demanding justice.

Reading through and through the history of the Berlin death camp, he helps having a face to face with the holocaust tragedy and its tradition endures today in history. Nowadays the Auschwitz-Birkenau area is a museum and a place of remembrance devoted to the victims and telling the scale of the tragedy occurred.

The Importance of Remembering

It is important to remember the Berlin Death Camp and the holocaust at large for several of reasons. It enables the victims to be honored and respects the survivors and guarantees that the type of heinous deeds are not repeated once again. We actively seek for a more accepting society by learning about such a historical period.

Travelling to the concentration camp and the preservation of the lessons of the Holocaust help to face the truth and introduce the young generation. It enables us to learn about the discriminative signs and prejudice and assists us to fight against the injustice as well as support for human rights.

Conclusion

The Berlin Death Camp or out as Auschwitz-Birkenau remains a dreadful reminder of Holocaust Massacre. By learning and recognizing its past, present and consequences we pay tribute to the victims, embrace the survivors, and pledge ourselves not to let genocides happen in the future.