Nazi Conspiracy & Aggression [Page 949]
The Concentration Camp, used against the people of Germany
and allied nationals, was one of the fundamental
institutions of the Nazi regime. It was a pillar of the
system of terror by which the Nazis consolidated their power
over Germany. It was a primary weapon in the battle against
the Jews, against the Christian church, against labor,
against those who wanted peace, against opposition or non-
conformity of any kind. It involved the systematic use of
terror to achieve the cohesion within Germany which was
necessary for the execution of the conspirators' plans for
aggression. It was the final link in a chain of terror and
repression which involved the SS and the Gestapo and which
resulted in the apprehension of victims and their
confinement without trial, often without charges, generally
with no indication of the length of their detention.
The SS through its espionage system tracked down the
victims; the criminal police and the Gestapo seized them and
brought them to the concentration camps; and the
concentration camps were administered by the SS. No attempt
will be made to present a complete catalogue of individual
brutalities. The emphasis will rather be upon the
fundamental purposes for which these camps were used, the
techniques of terror which were employed, the large number
of their victims, and the death and anguish which they
caused.
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I Chapter XI
The Concentration Camp
The Beginning of Protective Custody
(Part 1 of 5)