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Causes Of Death During The Holocaust

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Death during the Holocaust started with apportioning Jews into the ghettos. Many people died in the ghettos from poor living conditions that caused disease or being shot. Others were sent to concentration camps or killing centers. The first killing center was Chelmno, built in 1941, where at least 320,000 people were killed. At Chelmno and many other camps like it, people were immediately gassed in a mobile van if they were not chosen to be placed in a small work group. The largest camp was Auschwitz-Birkenau, where 1.1 million people died. This camp was equipped to kill up to 20,000 people per day. Most people died at the camps in gas chambers. The commandants at the different camps were responsible for constantly torturing the prisoners,

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