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Imagine being a person in the invasion of the Soviet Union then after that getting shipped to the Auschwitz concentration camp to get gassed. That is what happened on September 3rd, 1941. That day in my mind was the worst crime against humanity because on that day about 4 million people were exterminated in the gassing’s. April 6th, and June 22nd aided in the crime by supplying the Auschwitz concentration camp with more women, children, and soldiers. Those two day’s were the Invasions of Yugoslavia, and the Soviet Union. Those three day impacted the impacted the world in so many ways.

On June 22, 1941 the Germans wrecked the wire network in all Soviet western military districts to undermine communications. At 3:15pm the German forces invaded the Soviet Union. The Germans had an unprecedented amount of soldiers. There were more than 3million fighting men, 600,000 motor vehicles, and 750,000airplanes in the invasion. Hitler thought that the soviet land was prime for long- term expansion.(The invasion of the soviet union June 1942)

As German forces advanced deep into Soviet territory, Einsaatzgruppen (mobile killing units) fallowed the troops and implemented mass-murder operations. The invasion was also known as” Operation Barbosa” the operation was named after Fredrick Barbosa, a leader of the Crusades in the 12th century. This operation was the largest military operation in history. The Operation took several years before June 22, 1941. The goal of the operation was the rapid conquest of the European part of the Soviet Union. .(The invasion of the soviet union June 1942)


Hitler had not achieved the victory he had expected, but the situation of the Soviet Union remained critical. For a month the operation was unstoppable. Wile the war was going the German air force began immediate attacks on the Soviet airfields and destroyed the majority of their planes. In the invasion massive numbers of Soviet soldiers were killed or taken prisoner.(The invasion of the soviet union June 1942)


On Aril 6,1941German armed forces along with Hungarian, and Bulgarian forces invaded Yugoslavia. The reason for the invasion was to secure the southern flank for the attack against the Soviet Union. Yugoslavia waited to join the Axis until March 25, 1941. Two day\'s later their alliance was aborted. A week and a half later the invasion began and Yugoslavia laid down their weapons 12 day\'s later.(Germany invades Yugoslavia)

Now the worst crime in humanity was the first gassing tests at Auschwitz concentration camp in Germany occupied Poland. Auschwitz had three main camps: Auschwitz 1, the administrative center; Auschwitz 2, the extermination camp, and Auschwitz 3, a work camp. The Nazis began experimenting with poison gas for the purpose of mass murder in late 1939. Auschwitz had a ranging population of several dozen to several thousand. It was said that 1.1-1.6 million people had died and most were killed in gassing chambers using Zyklon-B gas. These gassing attacks were the first of many. 600 Soviet prisoners and 250 others were the first to get exterminated in the gas chambers.(Gassing operations)



The first people to get exterminated were chosen because they were ill or about to die. The first tests didn’t work so the prisoners were removed while the chambers were being fixed. Then they were placed back into the chambers and were exterminated. There were seven gas chambers at Auschwitz some of them could hold 700 to 800 prisoners. When the prisoners were going to get gassed they thought that they were going to get a shower.(Auschwitz chronology)

That is why I think that the gassing attacks were the worst crimes in humanity. Those three dates all impacted the world and it showed us that people can do terrible things to other people. So many people were killed on April 6, June22, and September 3, 1941 that they are all are crimes against humanity but the First gassing tests at Auschwitz were the worst.( Wikipedia Auschwitz concentration camp)

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gas_chamber
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Title:The seven Gas Chambers at Auschwitz
http://www.deathcamps.org/gas_chambers/gas_chambers_auschwitz.html

4.Title:AUSCHWITZ: CHRONOLOGY
http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/article.php?lang=en&ModuleId=10007259Friday, last Modified:February 01, 2008 1:59:59 PM
Copyright © United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, Washington, D.C.
Encyclopedia Last Updated: October 25, 2007

5.Title:GASSING OPERATIONS
http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/article.php?lang=en&ModuleId=10005220
Copyright © United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, Washington, D.C.
Encyclopedia Last Updated: October 25, 2007



Topic;gemany invades yugoslavia
http://www1.yadvashem.org/about_holocaust/chronology/1939-1941/1941/chronology_1941_4.html

Topic;Germany invades the Soviet Union
http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/article.php?ModuleId=10005164

Topic the invasion of the Soviet Union
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_Front_(World_War_II)

May 2, 2008 | 5:27 PM Comments  1 comments

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eatonla eatonla
May 3, 2008 | 6:03 PM
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Well done Tyler. You have two body paragraphs per event, a good introduction and a good conlusion. Finally, you provided a Bibliography for your reader! Keep up the good work Tyler!
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