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what
a
terrible
time.
how
can
you
be
so
inhuman.
unfortunately
man
does
not
learn
enough
from
history.
being
in
this
place
is
impressive,
especially
since
some
members
of
the
family
were
locked
up
in
these
blocks.
The
"Sachsenhausen
Prisoner
Death
March"
refers
to
a
tragic
event
that
occurred
during
World
War
II.
Sachsenhausen
concentration
camp
was
a
Nazi
concentration
camp
located
in
Oranienburg,
Germany,
established
in
1936.
During
the
final
stages
of
the
war,
as
Allied
forces
advanced
and
the
Nazi
regime
collapsed,
many
concentration
camp
prisoners
were
subjected
to
forced
marches
by
the
Nazis,
also
known
as
"death
marches."
These
marches
involved
prisoners
being
forcibly
evacuated
from
camps
and
transported
on
foot
or
by
train
to
other
locations,
often
resulting
in
the
deaths
of
many
prisoners
due
to
exhaustion,
starvation,
or
being
shot
by
guards.
Death
marches
were
carried
out
by
the
Nazis
to
prevent
the
liberation
of
prisoners
by
the
advancing
Allied
forces
and
to
eliminate
evidence
of
their
crimes.
They
were
a
horrific
part
of
the
Holocaust
and
its
aftermath.
Among
the
prisoners
were
a
significant
number
of
political
prisoners,
resistance
fighters,
opponents,
Jews,
homosexuals,
other
individuals
deemed
undesirable
by
the
Nazi
regime
and
prisoners
of
war
who
had
been
captured
by
the
Germans
during
the
war.
During
the
march,
the
prisoners
were
forced
to
walk
for
many
days,
often
without
sufficient
food,
water,
or
shelter.
They
were
frequently
beaten
or
shot
by
the
SS
guards
if
they
could
not
keep
up
with
the
pace
or
showed
signs
of
weakness.
The
prisoners
faced
extreme
hardships,
including
exhaustion,
starvation,
exposure
to
the
elements,
and
the
constant
threat
of
violence.
In
April
1945,
as
Soviet
forces
approached
Sachsenhausen
concentration
camp,
the
Nazis
initiated
the
evacuation
of
prisoners.
As
part
of
this
evacuation,
a
group
of
approximately
7,000-8,000
prisoners,
including
both
Jews
and
non-Jewish
inmates,
were
forced
to
march
towards
the
city
of
Lübeck.
The
purpose
of
this
march
was
to
transport
the
prisoners
to
Lübeck
and
subsequently
board
them
onto
ships
in
the
Baltic
Sea,
with
the
intention
of
destroying
them
at
sea.
The
Nazis
aimed
to
eliminate
evidence
of
their
crimes
and
prevent
the
liberation
of
prisoners
by
the
advancing
Allied
forces.
However,
due
to
the
rapid
progress
of
the
Allied
forces,
the
plan
to
transport
the
prisoners
by
boats
could
not
be
carried
out
fully.
As
a
result,
the
march
was
redirected
to
the
Neuengamme
concentration
camp,
which
was
closer
to
Lübeck.
Many
prisoners
died
during
the
arduous
march
due
to
exhaustion,
starvation,
and
mistreatment
by
the
SS
guards.
Upon
reaching
Neuengamme,
the
surviving
prisoners
were
either
liberated
by
British
forces
or
subjected
to
further
hardships
until
the
liberation
of
the
camp
in
early
May
1945.
It
is
important
to
remember
and
honor
the
victims
of
such
atrocities,
as
the
death
marches
during
the
final
stages
of
World
War
II
were
horrific
events
resulting
in
the
loss
of
countless
lives.
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