Devon Lopez
English II, A1
Mrs.Connor
April 16, 2015
Buchenwald
Buchenwald,death camp or labor camp? Buchenwald was a concentration camp in Ettersberg, Germany (“Buchenwald” 1). It was located about 5 miles northwest of Weimar (“Buchenwald” 1). Buchenwald was built in 1937 (“Buchenwald” 1). There were 88 sub camps associated with Buchenwald (“Buchenwald” 3). Women were not allowed into the camp until early 1944 (“Buchenwald 1). Some people say that Buchenwald was just a labor camp, but I say that it was both a labor camp and a death camp. I classify Buchenwald as both a labor camp and a death camp because mostly everybody that went there died from starvation and/or overworking. The first prisoners that were held in Buchenwald were political …show more content…
The political prisoners would sneak guns into the camp to use against the guards, “Armed men would appear from everywhere.” (Elie Wiesel 115). The resistance also helped with the taking over of Buchenwald, “resistance movement at that point decided to act.” (Elie Wiesel 115). The first american tank showed up, “At six o’clock that afternoon” (Elie Wiesel 115), on April tenth at the Gates of Buchenwald (Elie Wiesel 115). “The battle did not last long.” (Elie Wiesel 115), Elie described the battle as a quick battle where it did not seem to have taken place, “everything was calm again.” (Elie Wiesel 115). The living conditions in Buchenwald were very poor (Buchenwald Concentration Camp and Rescue of the Jews 1). The prisoners were forced to make their own beds to sleep in (Backround/Life in Buchenwald). They had no warm clothing in the winters and would die from colds, “he sat up and placed his feverish lips” (Elie Wiesel 108). The prisoners were only allowed small rations of bread and soup a day, “I gave him what was left of my soup.” (Elie Wiesel
English II, A1
Mrs.Connor
April 16, 2015
Buchenwald
Buchenwald,death camp or labor camp? Buchenwald was a concentration camp in Ettersberg, Germany (“Buchenwald” 1). It was located about 5 miles northwest of Weimar (“Buchenwald” 1). Buchenwald was built in 1937 (“Buchenwald” 1). There were 88 sub camps associated with Buchenwald (“Buchenwald” 3). Women were not allowed into the camp until early 1944 (“Buchenwald 1). Some people say that Buchenwald was just a labor camp, but I say that it was both a labor camp and a death camp. I classify Buchenwald as both a labor camp and a death camp because mostly everybody that went there died from starvation and/or overworking. The first prisoners that were held in Buchenwald were political …show more content…
The political prisoners would sneak guns into the camp to use against the guards, “Armed men would appear from everywhere.” (Elie Wiesel 115). The resistance also helped with the taking over of Buchenwald, “resistance movement at that point decided to act.” (Elie Wiesel 115). The first american tank showed up, “At six o’clock that afternoon” (Elie Wiesel 115), on April tenth at the Gates of Buchenwald (Elie Wiesel 115). “The battle did not last long.” (Elie Wiesel 115), Elie described the battle as a quick battle where it did not seem to have taken place, “everything was calm again.” (Elie Wiesel 115). The living conditions in Buchenwald were very poor (Buchenwald Concentration Camp and Rescue of the Jews 1). The prisoners were forced to make their own beds to sleep in (Backround/Life in Buchenwald). They had no warm clothing in the winters and would die from colds, “he sat up and placed his feverish lips” (Elie Wiesel 108). The prisoners were only allowed small rations of bread and soup a day, “I gave him what was left of my soup.” (Elie Wiesel