Concentration Camps

• When did Concentration Camps start getting used?

  They started being used in 1933; the longest running one was Dachau and was run by the Nazis, opening on May 20th 1933. It was initially for political prisoners.
• What were Concentration Camps initially used for?

  The Concentration Camps were initially work camps because there wasn't enough space in the prisons, but they eventually became death camps after 1939.
• By 1939, how many people were in Concentration Camps?

  There were 150,000 people in Concentration Camps, most of which being people who posed opposition to the Nazi's.
• Who ran Concentration Camps?

  The Concentration Camps were ran by the SS and the SA.
• What was the first camp opened for men?

  Dachau was the first Concentration Camp for men.
• What was the first camp for women?

  The first camp for women was Moringen.
• How many Concentration Camps were there by 1939.

  There were 6 Concentration Camps by 1939.
• Where were the Camps?

  They were isolated, well away from people and cities so that nobody could find them.
• Who were the inmates of the Camps?

  Undesirables such as homosexuals and prostitutes, minority groups and Political Prisoners.