Did the Holocaust actually happen or not?

Question

Did the Holocaust actually happen or not?

Answer 1

It happened.

Answer 2

The Holocaust actually happened.

In Law the most damning evidence, and also an admissible exception to the hearsay rule, is a statement against interest. The German members of the Nazi government and Military who perpetrated the Ha-Shoah, have left tens of thousands of pages of documentation as a statement against interest. How do we know the holocaust happened? The Nazis admitted it happened, and they should be taken at their word.

One of the most stark examples of the precise quality of documentation left behind was the detailed report by SS-Standartenfuehrer Jaeger, the leader of a death squad known as Einsatzgruppe 3, about mass killings in the Nazi occupied USSR, July-November 1941. In his report to Berlin, which I link below, he outlined the dates, location, age and cultural group (almost entirley Jewish) of firing squad action in Lithuania. At the end of the report he proudly declares, "Today I can confirm that our objective, to solve the Jewish problem for Lithuania, has been achieved by EK 3. In Lithuania there are no more Jews...". His final tally, including children, was stated at a figure of 137,346. And that's just one death squad in Lithuania in a few months! There were many more Einsatzgruppen and death complexes that killed even more...

Furthermore, if you check the transcripts from the Nuremberg Trials, you will find numerous admissions of guilt, again, statements against interest. There are records the camp leaders kept at the death camps that were entered into evidence that showed the Holocaust actually made a profit for Nazi Germany -- by specifying hundreds of thousands of lines of gold fillings, jewelry, money and other property pulled from the victims moments before death. These records are strong statements against interest.

Then there is the Mein Kampf of Hitler, the minutes of the Wannsee Conference that gave the gristly marching orders to the Einstazgruppen, the "I was just following orders" defense of Holocaust architect Eichmann who designed special rail systems and routes to maximize the numbers of Jews arriving in death camps on a daily basis. These are all statements against interest by those that perpetrated the holocaust and can be referenced at will. We should trust the Nazis at their word when they say they were trying to kill Jews. They chronicled it, they preached it, they kept records about doing it.

But perhaps the most compelling evidence I can offer is to be found at the site of the concentration camps themselves. It's not the ovens or gas chambers that really make clear what happened -- though those are definitely there to be seen. It's the eerie echoes of the souls that were lost there, the voices of the victims. And if you have ever gone to visit the site of a concentration camp, you will know what I am talking about. The feeling is as undeniable as the entire Holocaust itself.

Answer 3

Yes. I am afraid it did. 11 million people died during this time. I used to listen to friends of mine at the VFW talk about being over there. However, several say that it did not happen. I feel that is because so many innocent people lost their lives. 5 Million Jews but who were the other 6 million. The mothers, fathers, children, and the sick. Some were killed just because they got in the way. Research this some more and decide for your self.

Answer 4

The Holocaust is one of the most well documented events of the 20th Century.

There is more and better evidence of the Holocaust than there is of George Washington's presidency.

Answer 5

That is a horrible question. YES, it did happen, many people were ruthlessly murdered because of their faith and it was a terrible time for humanity. I cannot believe anyone would even say something like that. Read "Night" by Elie Wiesel or "The Diary of Anne Frank" and educate yourself!

Answer 6

My family helped hide Jews during it, so yes it did happen. I'm guessing because you live in north america it is not very "real" to you, becuase it happened so long ago and so far away.

Answer 7

Where did you hear that it didn't happen?

It's generally stated that upwards of 5.8 million jews perished in the nazi slaughter. However, the nazi's marched through much of Europe killing people. Especailly in Poland and Soviet states where tens of millions of people were killed.

Answer 8

Yes it happened.

Answer 9

Yes its real. People did'nt just fake all those bodies and videos of people being tortured.

Answer 10

5-7 million dead and my grandmother (polish) 85yr old tells me her P.O.W. Stories evertime i see her with many tears.
F#$k The Nazi s