Hitler aimed to cleanse the German bloodline by eliminating "degenerates" and "useless eaters" who he deemed inferior. From 1933-1941, the Nazi regime carried out a systematic persecution and sterilization of these groups. Their "Final Solution" from 1942-1945 involved segregating Jews into ghettos, then deporting them to extermination camps where most were gassed to death in an efficient genocide planned at the Wannsee Conference. By 1945, over 6 million Jews and other groups had been murdered under the Nazi regime.

1. How Hitler filtered Germany from ‘Degenerates’ and ‘useless eaters’

2.  Hitler’s aim was to cleanse the German blood
in order for Germany to be strong, fit and
superior to link in with the whole idea of
‘master race’
 He did this by selective breeding and
eliminating those lacking moral fibre, most
commonly known as ‘degenerates’ and
‘useless eaters’ as they were using up
Germanys resources.

3.  1933- Propaganda campaign targeted useless
eaters
 July 1933- compulsory sterilisation against
degenerates
 September 1933- Undesirables sent to
concentration camps and sterilised
 1936- second campaign of sterilisation
 1939- Beginning of Aktion T4

4.  1939- Nazi’s established ‘special hospitals’ for
severally disabled children in which they were
sterilised. (lethal injections)
 1940- project known as Aktion T4. project
expanded and extended to adults, children
are taken from parents. Extermination
projects constructed in Haretheim and
Grafeneck.
 1941- Aktion T4 cancelled due to exposure
from Catholic church. 72,000 killed.

5.  Split into three sections:
 Persecution 1933-1938
 Genocide 1939-1941
 ‘Final solution’ 1942-1945

6.  Harassment and picketing of Jewish stores
 Anti Semitic propaganda and literature
 Public speaking about the hatred of Jews

7.  Intention of protection of German blood and
honour by:
 German and a Jew are not allowed to marry
or have a relationship
 Jews not permitted to employ German
women below age of 45
 Jews were not permitted to display national
flag of Germany or its colours.

8.  The intention of isolating and de-humanising
Jews.
 German Jews were ‘subjects’
 Not allowed to vote of work for the
government
 Jewish property confiscated by Government
 No education for Jews past 14
 Jews banned from certain public places

9.  50% of more Jewish
 Michelin class 2 and Jews.

10.  Jews had to change their name to ‘Sarah’ or
‘Israel’
 German Jews were allowed to use their
passports in order to leave, but never return.
 Nazis aim from 1933-1938 was to drive out as
many Jews as possible

11.  8th November 1938 attacks on German Jews
because an expelled Jew shot a German
diplomat.
 Austria was annexed at the time so it was
involved too.
Germany Austria
200 Synagogues destroyed 191 Synagogues destroyed
7000 shops destroyed 815 shops destroyed
30’000 men sent to 100’00 men imprisoned
concentration camps

12.  Between March 1938 and June 1941,
Germany had captured, recaptured and
conquered most of eastern Europe.
 Because of the German conquest, Germany
had now 6 million Jews living under the Nazi
ideology
 Nazis plan is to re-populate large parts of E.
Europe with Germans.

13.  Himmler and the SS removed Jews from general
population to ‘Jewish quarters’ or Ghettos.
Warsaw, Lodz and Riga all in Poland
 The conditions in the ghettos were unbearable,
overcrowded, limited supplies of food
 The ghetto’s were sealed with bricks and barbed
wire.
 There was no water sewage system which led to
disease
 Many Jews were made to work

14.  Einsatzgruppen- led by Heydrich, RSHA,
Waffen SS, Gestapo and local volunteers
 They eliminated Jewish residents by:
 Shooting , burning and hanging.
 Einsatzgruppen were responsible for 1 million
deaths.

15.  Unsustainable methods of killing
 Required a lot ammunition/ man power
 No quick way of disposing bodies
 Psychological effects on SS members
 The Genocide drew up plans for ‘Final
solution’

16.  Wannsee conference 20th January 1942 held
by Eichmann and Heydrich.
 All Jews were to be exterminated in stations
in remote areas
 All Nazi departments must co-operate.

17.  Aktion T4 were responsible for developing
efficient ways of killing in mass numbers
 Gas chambers with carbon monoxide used in
1942
 In 1943 Zyklon B was used instead
 Some died immediately after arrival, others
were selected and forced into labour camps.
 Others died due to starvation, beaten or
worked to death.

18.  Special railway lines were constructed
 Others drove to the death camps in cattle
trucks
 10% of Jews died on route
 Prisoners went through ‘Selection’ those
considered fit enough to work were sent to
labour camps
 Women, children and elderly were sent to gas
chambers straight away.

19.  Research on genetics and cancer were used
on prisoners
 The effectiveness of military equipment were
tested on prisoners within Auschwitz.
 By 1945, many troops liberated a number of
death camps.