The Executions Of The Guards Of Bergen Belsen Concentration Camp Full Ww2 Documentary
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One of the most brutal and horrific concentration camps of the second world war was bergen belsen. it was staffed by many evil guards such as irma grese and. Towards the end of the second world war, the british liberated bergen belsen concentration camp, and they were greeted by a sight of death, disease and depra.
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This portrait was taken in august 1945 in celle. herta ehlert (1914 1997) was a german ss guard and supervisor at several nazi concentration camps during world war ii, including ravensbrück and auschwitz birkenau. she was known for her brutality and involvement in the selection and execution of prisoners. Throughout the second world war, there were many female guards who worked inside of concentration camps at sites such as bergen belsen and auschwitz. followi. Bergen belsen was a nazi german concentration camp located near the villages of bergen and belsen, approximately 10 miles (16 km) northwest of celle, germany. established in 1943, it was initially intended as a detention camp for jews meant to be exchanged for germans held in allied territory. the camp was built on part of an existing prisoner. In december 1945, albert pierrepoint was given an unusual mission: to execute 13 nazi war criminals in one day. along with the commander of bergen belsen concentration camp, he also executed the “young 21 year old blonde who used to carry a riding crop to beat inmates to death,” as well as the doctor who decided who would go to the gas chambers and who be put to work.
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Bergen belsen was a nazi german concentration camp located near the villages of bergen and belsen, approximately 10 miles (16 km) northwest of celle, germany. established in 1943, it was initially intended as a detention camp for jews meant to be exchanged for germans held in allied territory. the camp was built on part of an existing prisoner. In december 1945, albert pierrepoint was given an unusual mission: to execute 13 nazi war criminals in one day. along with the commander of bergen belsen concentration camp, he also executed the “young 21 year old blonde who used to carry a riding crop to beat inmates to death,” as well as the doctor who decided who would go to the gas chambers and who be put to work. Women guards of the bergen belsen nazi concentration camp, including herta bothe (right) and irma grese (second right) are seen after capture by british troops who liberated the camp, april 1945. Of the 37,000 ss guards who actively participated in the daily suffering, torture and death of the internees, approximately 10 per cent were female overseers. some of these overseers, including irma grese, were sentenced to death along with their male colleagues for ‘murder’ and ‘crimes and atrocities against the laws of humanity’.
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Women guards of the bergen belsen nazi concentration camp, including herta bothe (right) and irma grese (second right) are seen after capture by british troops who liberated the camp, april 1945. Of the 37,000 ss guards who actively participated in the daily suffering, torture and death of the internees, approximately 10 per cent were female overseers. some of these overseers, including irma grese, were sentenced to death along with their male colleagues for ‘murder’ and ‘crimes and atrocities against the laws of humanity’.
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