Aim: How did the Allies uncover the horrors of the holocaust?

Motivation: What is Genocide?

The 506th Regiment of the US Army 101st Airborne Division known as "Easy Company" liberated a part of the Dachau work camp on April 29, 1945 in Landsberg, Germany.

We are going to watch part 9 of the miniseries "Band of Brothers- Why We Fight"- This is the true story of how Easy Company liberated part of the Dachau work camp and their reactions to the horrible acts being committed by the Nazi's. We are going to watch part 9 of the miniseries "Band of Brothers- Why We Fight"- This is the true story of how Easy Company liberated part of the Dachau work camp and their reactions to the horrible acts being committed by the Nazi's. Ordinary US soldiers were unaware of the existence of these camps until April 29, Ordinary US soldiers were unaware of the existence of these camps until April 29, Then we will view a slide show of graphic images taken of Dachau and some other Nazi Concentration Camps. Then we will view a slide show of graphic images taken of Dachau and some other Nazi Concentration Camps.

Band of Brothers: "Why we Fight"

The following series of slides show's the horror of what Easy Company saw on April 29, These scenes will be replayed hundreds of times as more US military patrols uncover other work and death camps around Europe. The following series of slides show's the horror of what Easy Company saw on April 29, These scenes will be replayed hundreds of times as more US military patrols uncover other work and death camps around Europe. Keep in mind Russian, British, and French forces also uncovered the horrors taking place in Germany, Austria, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Estonia, Finland, France, Britain, Holland, Italy, Poland, and other parts of Europe by the Nazi's. Keep in mind Russian, British, and French forces also uncovered the horrors taking place in Germany, Austria, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Estonia, Finland, France, Britain, Holland, Italy, Poland, and other parts of Europe by the Nazi's.

Take a few minutes and talk to your neighbors by answering the following questions and then we'll discuss the video and slides 1. What is genocide? 2. What reactions do you have to the video and pictures? 3. Could these events ever repeat themselves in the future; after WWII? Why or why not? 4. How could anyone do this to another human being?

What are your reactions to what we've seen?

Quick Facts to Remember 6,000,000 Jews killed in the Holocaust, men, women, and children 6,000,000 Jews killed in the Holocaust, men, women, and children 5,000,000 or more undesirables also killed by the Nazi's 5,000,000 or more undesirables also killed by the Nazi's There were over 15,000 work and death camps in 16 occupied countries There were over 15,000 work and death camps in 16 occupied countries Dachau was only a work camp, yet thousands were killed at the camp Dachau was only a work camp, yet thousands were killed at the camp

Death camps such as "Auschwitz, Treblinka, and Maidanek were extermination camps with gas chambers and ovens for cremation Death camps such as "Auschwitz, Treblinka, and Maidanek were extermination camps with gas chambers and ovens for cremation The Nazi's kept incredible records on all people in their camps The Nazi's kept incredible records on all people in their camps Prisoners were tattooed with serial numbers for control and record keeping Prisoners were tattooed with serial numbers for control and record keeping The Nazi's forced Jews to help them get others into the gas chambers by telling them that they were getting a "shower" The Nazi's forced Jews to help them get others into the gas chambers by telling them that they were getting a "shower"

First Hand Accounts “The SS man…judges everyone’s fate, and in turn gives the card to the man on his right or his left, and this is the life or death of each of us…..Even before the selection is over, everybody knows that the left was effectively the “schlechte seite”, the bad side” Primo Levi a survivor from Auschwitz

“A German officer gave the order: Men to the left! Women to the right! Eight words spoken quietly, indifferently, without emotion….I walked on with my father and the other men. And I did not know that in that place at that moment, I was parting from my mother and sister forever”. Elie Wiesel a survivor from Auschwitz.

Homework 1. Will something like this every happen again? 2. How can these events be prevented in the future? 3. What should happened to those who commit genocide? Write a brief essay answering those three questions