extermination camps

Extermination camps were facilities established by the Nazi regime during World War II specifically for mass murder, primarily targeting Jews, Romani people, and other groups deemed undesirable. These camps, such as Auschwitz and Treblinka, used methods like gas chambers to kill large numbers of people quickly. They played a central role in the Holocaust, where approximately six million Jews were systematically murdered. Extermination camps contrasted with concentration camps, which often forced labor and imprisonment. The existence of these camps is a stark reminder of the consequences of hatred and discrimination.