Scientists Found A Nazi Secret That Hitler Tried To Cover Up

Nazis are the perfect enemies in video games and movies for good reason. They committed horrible, horrible crimes, the likes of which we can only hope we’ll never see again. 

But when you consider the scope of the Holocaust, a few things become clear: World War II was worth fighting, no Internet argument should include Hitler’s name.

This is critical because we’re at a turning point in history where there are few Holocaust survivors left to speak to the Nazis’ unspeakable atrocities. So, physical evidence is taking on an even more important role. But the Nazis knew what they were doing was abominable, and tried to hide what they had done. It’s taking a lot of hard work to counteract their cover-ups, but it’s paying off.

After the Nazis stormed into Poland in 1939, they set up six camps that acted as murder factories. 

Between 1941 and 1945, the Nazis would send millions of Jews, gypsies, political prisoners, homosexuals, and others to their deaths in the camps.

Of the death camps, Sobibor has a unique history. In the 17 months it was operational, about 250,000 people were brought in on trains and killed in the gas chambers there.

But it could have been worse.

The camp’s final death toll would almost certainly have been much higher if not for a few brave prisoners. 

In 1943, the prisoners organized an uprising and 300 of them escaped. 

In the aftermath, the Nazis decided to close the camp and hide the evidence. They buried the gas chambers in concrete, plowed the camp under, and planted crops to cover everything up.

However, the Nazis’ crimes didn’t stay hidden forever, thanks to the efforts of a determined team of archaeologists led by the descendant of two of Sobibor’s victims.