Konzentrationslager

Example:The prisoners were sent to Nazi concentration camps, where they endured unspeakable horrors.

Definition:A concentration camp established by the Nazi regime during World War II, used to imprison and exterminate Jews, Romani people, and others.

Example:Belzec was a specialized death camp where more than 600,000 people were murdered.

Definition:A concentration camp designed specifically to exterminate prisoners, often through mass gassing.

Example:Many prisoners in the work camps were used as slave labor to support the German war effort.

Definition:A concentration camp where prisoners were forced to work under harsh conditions, often for little or no pay.

Example:The internees were forced to work during the day and sleep on barren ground at night.

Definition:A person who is confined or restricted in movement within a concentration camp or similar facility.

Example:POW camps were established to house German and Axis troops captured during the war.

Definition:A camp where prisoners of war are confined, typically for the duration of hostilities.