What Is Buchenwald Destruction
The official goal of Buchenwald was the destruction of the prisoners by work. Of the 43,045 prisoners who died, thousands were murdered just through work, beatings, torture, or starvation and lack of hygiene. During the construction of “Blood Street” (the road leading from the Ettersberg to the entry of the camp) alone resulted in thousands of deaths. During the summer, the SS ordered prisoners to carry huge stones from the quarry to the camp, and those who carried stones that were “too small” were immediately killed. Prisoners were also chained to four-wheel carts and had to pull heavy loads to the camp while the SS forced them to sing. These prisoners were referred to as the “Singing Horses”. Many prisoners were treated cruelly after death