History of World War 11. Adolf Hitler set up his first concentration camp soon after coming to power in Germany in 1933. He used it to keep his opponents locked away, without trial, often physically abused. Soon many more were built, usually in remote areas, or forests. They were run by Hitler's personal armed force, the SS (Shütz Staffel). Concentration camps were soon being used much more to imprison Jews and other victims of Nazi racist policies. When the "final solution" - Hitler's plan to kill all the Jews in Europe - was put into effect in 1941,
Docuhistory. History of World War 11 The war that Ravaged Europe. For first three years Germany Dominated the continent. Beginning with the Blitzkrieg on Poland, Norway, Denmark, Holland and Belgium, to the fall of France.
Shell shock You were in that trench. That was your front line. You had to keep an eye on the German front line. You daren't leave. No. I suppose if you left, and some of them did, they were shot as cowards. That is another thing with shell shock I never saw anyone with it, never experienced it, but it seemed you stood at the bottom of the ladder and you just could not move. Shellshock took all the nervous power out of you. Harry Patch
Shell shock You were in that trench. That was your front line. You had to keep an eye on the German front line. You daren't leave. No. I suppose if you left, and some of them did, they were shot as cowards. That is another thing with shell shock I never saw anyone with it, never experienced it, but it seemed you stood at the bottom of the ladder and you just could not move. Shellshock took all the nervous power out of you. Harry Patch
Shell shock You were in that trench. That was your front line. You had to keep an eye on the German front line. You daren't leave. No. I suppose if you left, and some of them did, they were shot as cowards. That is another thing with shell shock I never saw anyone with it, never experienced it, but it seemed you stood at the bottom of the ladder and you just could not move. Shellshock took all the nervous power out of you. Harry Patch