The Third Reich History Podcast · Ryan Stackhouse and Chris Osmar

The Concentration Camps Part Two - Expansion and Peacetime Camp Life

·1 hr 25 min·5 clips
Theodor Eicke gave Ernst Röhm a pistol with one bullet and shot him when he refused to kill himself.
This episode explores the expansion of Nazi concentration camps from 1934 to 1938, covering Himmler's consolidation of control, the role of Theodor Eicke, the shift from political prisoners to targeting asocials and criminals, and the development of camp infrastructure and daily life. It concludes with the pre-war system in place by Kristallnacht.

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A grim, methodical look at how the camp system hardened into a permanent regime feature.

It traces the concentration camp system from the mid-1934 transition period into 1938, when Himmler takes firmer control and the camps settle in as a permanent part of the regime.

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You want the camps traced from wild beginnings to Himmler's control.

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