Auschwitz death marches
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The Auschwitz death marches were forced evacuations in early 1945 during which SS guards brutally drove tens of thousands of Auschwitz prisoners westward in harsh winter conditions, causing the deaths of many through exhaustion, exposure, and execution.
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Nazi death marches
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crime against humanity → war crime → |
| approximateNumberOfPrisoners |
about 56,000 prisoners
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| cause |
approach of the Soviet Red Army
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| conditions |
harsh winter weather
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insufficient clothing → little or no food → long daily marching distances → |
| country |
Nazi Germany
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| destination |
Buchenwald concentration camp
→
Dachau concentration camp → Gross-Rosen concentration camp → Mauthausen concentration camp → |
| endTime |
1945-01-23
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| followedBy |
liberation of Auschwitz by the Red Army on 1945-01-27
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| goal |
conceal evidence of mass murder at Auschwitz
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continue exploitation of prisoner labor → evacuation of prisoners from Auschwitz to camps inside Germany → prevent liberation of prisoners by the Red Army → |
| hasEffect |
death of many prisoners before liberation of Auschwitz
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| historicalAssessment |
example of deliberate SS brutality during camp evacuations
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| location |
Auschwitz concentration camp
→
Auschwitz-Birkenau → German-occupied Poland → Upper Silesia → |
| methodOfKilling |
exhaustion
→
exposure to cold → shooting of prisoners who collapsed → starvation → |
| numberOfDeaths |
thousands of prisoners
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| numberOfParticipants |
tens of thousands of prisoners
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| opposedBy |
Soviet Red Army
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| partOf |
Final Solution
→
Holocaust → |
| perpetrator |
SS
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SS guards → SS-Totenkopfverbände → |
| route |
Auschwitz to Gliwice
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Auschwitz to Wodzisław Śląski → Auschwitz to other camps in Germany → |
| startTime |
1945-01-17
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| temporalContext |
final months of World War II in Europe
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| victim |
Jewish prisoners
→
Polish prisoners → Roma prisoners → Soviet prisoners → children → men → political prisoners → women → |
Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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LiberationOfAuschwitz
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precededBy |