What was the final solution?

The final solution was the act of sending Jews and others to extermination camps to be killed. This was done in a quick and horrific way. Jews from all over Europe and from ghettos were sent to many camps dotted around Poland. Poland was chosen because it had good railway links and was mostly forest so no one could see what they were doing. The Jews were put on cattle carts on the trip to Poland and many died on the journey due to:

·        Suffocation

·        Disease

·        Hyperthermia (in the winter)

·        Heat (in the summer)

They then got off at what looked like a normal train station but was in fact situated in or very close to the extermination camps. There was flowers and even classical music to make it seem normal so that the prisoners would not panic. Another method of keeping them calm was letting other prisoners help them off the carts so that they would not be as scared if it was scary SS officers. They were then split into 2 lines for men and women who were then split into another 2 lines, healthy and able to work and unhealthy, elderly and children ( these people would be killed immediately) as would the healthy people but after they had been worked to death. They were killed in a devistation way, they were told they were having a shower and were made to tie their shoes together and fold their clothes so that they would be easy to find. They were then crammed into a small chamber and locked in from the outside. Zyclon B was then dropped in through shower heads in the roof. Zyclon B was initialling used to rid factorys of rodants but would kill hundreds in 10 minutes. They did this untill millions of people were dead. This was the final solution