Was Holocaust German or Polish?

Was Holocaust German or Polish?

Although it’s a simple question, many people around the world still refer to Holocaust or Nazi concentration camps as being Polish. The below stories presents the horrific view hold by the American leaders.

In his speech in 2012, ‘President Barack Obama has caused an outcry in Poland after referring to a Nazi death camp as "Polish.’ What is the just a ‘mistake’ or the general lack of history? The White House speaker told the Polish nation that Mr Obama ‘misspoke’ and regrets the comment but offers no apology.

Another US ‘fail’ was recorded earlier on this week when the FBI chief James Comey said 'in their minds, the murderers and accomplices of Germany, and Poland, and Hungary, and so many, many other places didn't do something evil.’ Calling Poles murderers of Jew when they actually done the opposite (hiding them in their basements from Nazi Germans), provide them with food and drink, and allow them to organise gatherings in their houses.

Poland's president Bronislaw Komorowski told public television that Comey's comments showed a 'lack of historical knowledge' and were an 'insult to thousands of Poles who helped Jews' (Daily mail, 2015). The President of Poland, and millions of Polish, Hungarian, Jews and even German citizens are demanding a prominent apology from the FBI chief or Barack Obama, stating that an apology received from the US consul for Poland is not enough.

The HolocaustExplained (2015) provides a great explanation of the camps and answers the above question of Holocaust … maybe the US leaders should visit this site to learn some more historical facts before opening their mouths?

Anyway … here is the explanation:

‘Hitler was appointed Chancellor on 30 January 1933. Immediately, the SA stepped up their campaign of violence and terror against the communists. They did this in order to increase their power and to reduce opposition.

Across Germany the local police and SA and SS rounded up many thousands of communists, socialists, church leaders and anyone else who might criticise the Nazis. 

As prisoners were physically concentrated in one place the Nazis called these first camps concentration camps.

Over the next 12 years, as they invaded and occupied lands all over Europe, the Nazis would build over 20,000 camps of various kinds. These included concentration camps, transit camps, forced labour or work camps and death camps.’

Daily mail (2015) Stephen Mull, US Ambassador, apologies after FBI chief claimed Polish were ‘murderers’ who helped Germany kill Jews during Holocaust [Online] Available: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3045953/Poland-demands-apology-U-S-FBI-head-s-Holocaust-remarks.html [Last accessed: 21/04/2015]

The Holocaust Explained (2015) German Concentration camps history [Online] Available: http://www.theholocaustexplained.org/ks3/the-camps/#.VTYQdk10yM8 [Last accessed: 21/04/2015]