Why is buchenwald germany important in history?
Buchenwald was one of the notorious concentration camps used during World War II. This camp imprisoned somewhere around 250,000 people during its heyday, and was one of the first to be erected. The people brought to this camp were Jews, Poles, homosexuals, POWs, Jehovah’s Witnesses, the Roma, and anyone else deemed “deviant.” Compared to Auschwitz, much less were murdered, however an estimated 56,000 died while at Buchenwald. Most of these deaths were most likely due to harsh conditions, illness, and malnutrition. Since Buchenwald was a non-extermination camp, people sought to end up there rather than Auschwitz, a notorious death camp. Sources: http://en.wikipedia.
