When the Allies found WWII Nazi concentration camps, they organize the survival and repatriation of detainees in the first few months
The sight of dead bodies was usually the first thing the Allies saw when entering a Concentration Camp Inmate waiting for repatriation Sick and wounded camp inmate When the Allies found WWII Nazi concentration camps, they organize the survival and repatriation of detainees in the first few months The general procedures varied somewhat from camp to camp, but the British and Americans generally followed the same system. The Soviet liberation of camps was far different and outside the scope of this question. In general, most of the western camps were formally surrendered by the Germans. In almost all cases, the majority of the camp staff had left the camp ahead of time except for just a few German personnel who stayed behind to contact the approaching Allied forces and formally surrender. Roll calls had been stopped and prisoners were wandering around the compound looking for food and any other valuables. Dead were left where they fell and this was the sight which presented itself to th