Nazi concentration camps

::See also the related List of German concentration camps

Nazi concentration camps after the war

In East Germany several concentration camps were re-opened by the Soviet occupation forces and used to imprison political opponents, ranging from former Nazis to social democrats. Tens of thousands died in Sachsenhausen and Buchenwald between 1945-1950. Most of the Nazi concentration camps were destroyed after the war, though some (such as Dachau concentration camp) were made into permanent memorials. However, not all of the inmates were released by the Allies; homosexual prisoners were not freed but were instead made to serve out their sentence under Paragraph 175, Germany's (pre-Nazi) anti-sodomy law.

Related Topics:
East Germany - Sachsenhausen - Buchenwald - 1950 - Dachau concentration camp - Paragraph 175

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