Auschwitz-Birkenau: The Early Life Of Adolf Hitler

Everyone has been punished or belittled for what they believed in or where they come from. Auschwitz-Birkenau was a concentration camp where people who were Jews were held to work or die. This concentration camp the most deadliest out of all of them during World War II. Families were killed and some were released afterward. Those people are still tormented with the memories. Many people were placed after Adolf Hitler, an Austrian man, was put in charge of Germany and convinced many people that his actions were right. The Nazis sided with Hitler and ruled along with him which allowed them to make declarations. People who were imprisoned had a starving and deathful experience. Prisoners were forced to work, but if they didn’t they were given repercussions. Auschwitz-Birkenau will always be known as the most deadliest and inhumane place in history Adolf’s Early Life and Rise to Power with Nazis

Adolf Hitler was born on April 20,1889 in Braunau Am Inn (“Quick Facts” np). He was born into a family of eight and grew a passion for art and nationalism(“Early Years” np). Hitler dropped out of school after his father’s death(“Early Years” np). He rejected Austrian authority which motivated his further actions(“Early Life” np). When Hitler
took notice of the war, his passion against fighting foreigners enlightened(“Hitler’s World War I Service” np). That led him to believing it was the Jews’ fault their economy was corrupt. Hitler served in the German Army during World War I(“Early Years” np). He was injured and left the war but when he found out the Germans surrendered, he couldn’t believe it(“Early Years” np). Hitler convinced people he was going to help Germany but instead, he planned a society based on race(“Early Life” np). A group called Free Corps was created and Hitler was a part of it(“Free Corps” np) This group eventually became the Nazis(“Free Corps” np). Hitler believed Germans deserved better which included the country not being corrupt(“Weimar Republic” np). Hitler was put in charge of the army but he was found guilty of going against the government(“The Munich Pulsar” np). He went to prison and decided he would seize power in the government(“Rise to Power” np). Hitler posed as chancellor but was actually planning a dictatorship(“Rise to Power” np). He received control and ruled with the Nazi party. According to Holocaust: the events and their impact on real people, their power over Germany began in 1935(23).They banned marriage and even communication between Jews and non-Jews(“Rise to Power” np). Their power grew stronger day by day. In Holocaust: the events and their impact on real people, it states Nazi’s beliefs took action. People who weren’t Nazis were to suffer(28). They blamed Jews for making Germany poor and thought they would make a difference(28). Eventually, they wanted to punish the Jews more by creating concentration camps under the control of Nazis.
Nazi’s control

Auschwitz-Birkenau was built in October 1941(“Auschwitz:The Concentration and Extermination Camp” np). In this complex, 6 thousand people died each day(“Auschwitz:The Concentration and Extermination Camp” np). People were registered and sorted out by their professions(“What happened at Auschwitz” np) Then eventually, Hitler changed his ways and imprisoned those who he believed needed to suffer. Auschwitz-Birkenau is a concentration camp also known as the “Death Factory”. It was located in Oswiccun, Poland and established on May 26,1940(“Auschwitz-Birkenau- ‘The Death Factory’” np). There were about 2.1 to 2.5 million people were recorded that went to these camps (“Auschwitz-Birkenau- ‘The Death Factory’”np). Yet, it is known for more than 4 million people were in these camps. Auschwitz-Birkenau was one of the camps in the Auschwitz complex. In April 1940, Rudolph Hoss was the ruler of Auschwitz(“Auschwitz-Birkenau- ‘The Death Factory’”np). He had to threaten Poles so that they can listen to Germany’s dictatorship(“Auschwitz-Birkenau- ‘The Death Factory’”np). In May 1940, many Poles left the camp, but most Poles were executed( “Auschwitz-Birkenau- ‘The Death Factory’” np). Prisoners were transported and the camp eventually was known for the deaths and tortures(“Auschwitz-Birkenau- ‘The Death Factory’” np). Eventually, a leader from the Nazi, Himmler went and said there was enough space for more prisoners(“Auschwitz-Birkenau- ‘The Death Factory’” np). In Auschwitz-Birkenau, at least 1.1 million jews were killed(Auschwitz: The Generator and Extermination Camp). People wrote their views on where they lived in the camp. Their pain and devastation were all written on paper hidden underground(“Auschwitz: The Generator and Extermination Camp” np). A day of a prisoner allowed them to die minute by minute.
Life in the Camp

Auschwitz is the largest death camp in all Nazi’s death camps. The camp used slave labor to get materials necessary to help Germans in the war. It was once a military base and a detention center before World War II(“Auschwitz: The Largest of the Death Camps” np). These camps were created to capture, imprison, and torture people who were against the Nazis. There were extremely useful to transport things for war at free cost for Germans.There were various ethnic groups captured and sent to Auschwitz(“Categories of Prisoners” np). The Nazis sent Jewish people starting in 1942(“Jews in Auschwitz” np). According to records, about 1,055 Jews were a part of the 16,710 prisoners in the camp(“Jews in Auschwitz” np). The camps were mostly filled with people from Poland(“Poles in Auschwitz” np). They were captured to do most labor(“Poles in Auschwitz” np). At the concentration camp, workers had to wake up early in the morning. They were sorted out into different groups for specific tasks for the day. Workers or prisoner had to deal with daily threats and beating from the guards watching(“The Prisoner’s Day” np). Many people were executed and beaten every day. The camp was created to hold 700 prisoners, but the Germans held 1,200 people or more, at first(“Life in the Camp: Living Conditions” np). People lived in crowded rooms, sleeping on mattresses that were against a corner(“Life in the Camp: Living Conditions” np). The floors were made out of Earth, but then covered with concrete(“Life in the Camp: Living Conditions” np). Some people in the camp had no idea of what the government was going to do(Radek,106). According to Anicla Ania Radek, she thought when people came to her and said their kids were being burned, she thought the person was going crazy(106). Others knew what happened and had to go through every day knowing their life may end(106-107). People who were captured received three meals a day(“Food” np) In the morning, they drank a hot drink(“Food” np) For lunch, they had soup that was watery but tasted bad and only had meat once in awhile(“Food” np). For dinner, they received a piece of bread with a small meet or snack with it(“Food” np).
Punishments and Executions

According to Peter Hersch, people were taken away and eventually got punished(71). They lived in a dirty living state which many people did not survive from(71). Children witnessed seeing their family members die(71).People were punished under circumstances given by the commanders or government officials(“Punishments and Executions” np). Punishment could be an aftermath of trying to get more food or attempting suicide(“Punishments and Executions” np). Some punishments included being hung, shot, execution and even starved to death(“Auschwitz History” np). After people were killed, bodies were abandoned or taken to special facilities for experiments. People were punished by certain things for certain actions. People who disrespected guards or went against them received a beating or a punishment time(“Punishment and Executions” np). The rooms were small and only allowed air through one window(“Punishments and Executions” np). People who tried escaping jails were executed by being hanged.There was a specific location where people were killed; it was called “The Wall of Death” or “Black Wall”(“Punishments and Executions” np). People were taken to be killed naked and barefoot(“Punishments and Executions” np). At least 20,000 people were killed at this location out of the many death places(“Punishments and Executions” np). Prisoners went through torture and bad living conditions(“Life and Death in Auschwitz” np). Some prisoners took part of unhuman science experiments(“Life and Death in Auschwitz” np). Eventually the amount of Jews were increased by the year 1942. Some were sent to work and others were sent to “showers”(Life and Dignity in Auschwitz” np). The showers were gas chambers in disguise(“Life and Dignity in Auschwitz” np). Some escaped but others eventually died from their everyday life in the camp(“Life and Dignity in Auschwitz” np)
Conclusion
In a everyday life, people are judged or punished for not being at the standards people expect you to be.
This is what happened in the time of the Holocaust to the Jews. Adolf Hitler, the dictator of Germany, ruled with the Nazis thinking Jews were “the scum of the earth”. Jews were sent to concentration camps and lived a life knowing they would die soon. They were forced to work and if they didn’t their punishment varied, but it was usually death. These concentration camps led to many deaths and only a few survivors. Those who did survive are silent about the tragedy they went through, but some give their testimony against the Holocaust. Auschwitz-Birkenau was the deadliest of all the camps that leaves people today still
tormented.
“Wherever men and women are prosecuted because of their name race, religion, or political views, that place must - at that moment - become the center of the universe.” Elie Wiesel