| Wise1 -
From what I have read, I believe that Hitler's intention was to get ride of ALL Jews, Homosexuals, mentally retarded, and handicapped individuals as he felt they served no purpose to society. Hitler especially wanted to get ride of the Jews, as he also felt that they were responcible for Germany losing WW1.
I am currently reading Rudolf Hoess' Autobiography "Commandant of Auschwitz" (He was ordered to write his Autobiography prior to being executed, which he so happily agreed to) and he tells it that he was given the position to construct a camp in which to extinguish the prisoners on a mass scale. As the refugees were trained into Auschwitz they were sorted, to the right individulas that could be used for slave labor, to the left women, children and the eldery which were sent straight to the gas chambers.
The final solution was a plan from the very beginning.
Hope this comtinues the debate.
Regards,
Andy |