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'''Concentration camps''', also referred to as '''labour camps''' ([[TV]]: ''[[Turn Left (TV story)|Turn Left]]''), '''[[brainwashing|re-education]] camps''' ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Revolution Man (novel)|Revolution Man]]'') or, more bluntly, '''death camps''', ([[TV]]: ''[[The Middle Men (TV story)|The Middle Men]]'') were facilities used by totalitarian regimes such as the [[Nazi]]s ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Timewyrm: Exodus (novel)|Timewyrm: Exodus]]'') and [[communism|communists]] ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Revolution Man (novel)|Revolution Man]]'') to imprison or exterminate individuals they considered to be undesirables.  
'''Concentration camps''', also referred to as '''labour camps''' ([[TV]]: ''[[Turn Left (TV story)|Turn Left]]''), '''[[brainwashing|re-education]] camps''' ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Revolution Man (novel)|Revolution Man]]''), '''Gulags''' ([[PROSE]]: ''[[History 101 (novel)|History 101]]'') or, more bluntly, '''death camps''', ([[TV]]: ''[[The Middle Men (TV story)|The Middle Men]]'') were facilities used by totalitarian regimes such as the [[Nazi]]s ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Timewyrm: Exodus (novel)|Timewyrm: Exodus]]''), the [[Soviet Union]] and [[China|Mao Zedong’s China]] ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Revolution Man (novel)|Revolution Man]]'', ''[[Endgame (novel)|Endgame]]'') to imprison or exterminate individuals they considered to be undesirables.


==Use by the Nazis==
== Use by the Nazis ==
The [[Seventh Doctor]] said for the Nazis the "undesirables" included [[Jew]]s, [[homosexuality|homosexuals]], [[Gypsy|Gypsies]] and trade unionists — "anyone a bit different, anyone they don't like the look of." ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Timewyrm: Exodus (novel)|Timewyrm: Exodus]]'') According to [[Jason Kane]], the prisoners were used as slave labour, expected to survive with only scraps of food and clothing. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Just War (audio story)|Just War]]'') Most died. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Timewyrm: Exodus (novel)|Timewyrm: Exodus]]'')
The [[Seventh Doctor]] said for the Nazis the "undesirables" included [[Jew]]s, [[homosexuality|homosexuals]], [[Gypsy|Gypsies]] and trade unionists — "anyone a bit different, anyone they don't like the look of." ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Timewyrm: Exodus (novel)|Timewyrm: Exodus]]'') According to [[Jason Kane]], the prisoners were used as slave labour, expected to survive with only scraps of food and clothing. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Just War (audio story)|Just War]]'') Most died. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Timewyrm: Exodus (novel)|Timewyrm: Exodus]]'')


In [[1903]], after receiving a wealth of information from the future, [[Grigori Rasputin]] foresaw the Holocaust. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Wanderer (audio story)|The Wanderer]]'')
In [[1903]], after receiving a wealth of information from the future, [[Grigori Rasputin]] foresaw the Holocaust. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Wanderer (audio story)|The Wanderer]]'')


In [[May]] [[1940]], a [[submarine]] carrying Zyklon B gas to a concentration camp was attacked by a [[Nemonite]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Nemonite Invasion (audio story)|The Nemonite Invasion]]'')
In [[May]] [[1940]], a [[U-boat]] carrying [[Zyklon B]] gas to a concentration camp was attacked by a [[Nemonite]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Nemonite Invasion (audio story)|The Nemonite Invasion]]'')


[[Fitz Kreiner]]'s uncle, [[Jürgen Kreiner]], was among those sent to concentration camps during World War II. As a result of his internment, Jürgen's arms bore the marks of a serial number, the meaning of which [[Otto Kreiner]] was reluctant to explain to his young son, Fitz. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Frontier Worlds (novel)|Frontier Worlds]]'')
[[Fitz Kreiner]]'s uncle, [[Jürgen Kreiner]], was among those sent to concentration camps during World War II. As a result of his internment, Jürgen's arms bore the marks of a serial number, the meaning of which [[Otto Kreiner]] was reluctant to explain to his young son, Fitz. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Frontier Worlds (novel)|Frontier Worlds]]'')


==Use by other regimes==
== Use by other regimes ==
In [[Mao Tse-Tung|Maoist]] [[China]] a system of camps existed to "[[Brainwashing|re-educate]]" citizens whose patterns of thought were considered out of line with the [[communism|government's ideology]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Revolution Man (novel)|Revolution Man]]'')
A system of labour camps known as Gulags were used in the [[Soviet Union]]. The Soviet government, as part of [[Joseph Stalin]]'s purges, [[exile]]d many millions to these camps which were collectively known as the "''Gulag Archipelago''". These included [[Politburo]] members, [[doctor]]s, and [[KGB]] men who Stalin suspected of plotting against him. Exile to a Gulag was considered a [[death sentence]] that took longer to die. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Endgame (novel)|Endgame]]'') According to the [[Eighth Doctor]], [[Stalinist]] [[historian]]s presented [[history]] in a way that ignored the millions who died within the Gulag system. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[History 101 (novel)|History 101]]'')
 
In [[Mao Zedong|Maoist]] [[China]] a system of camps existed to "[[Brainwashing|re-educate]]" citizens whose patterns of thought were considered out of line with the [[communism|government's ideology]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Revolution Man (novel)|Revolution Man]]'')


In the aftermath of [[Miracle Day]] in [[2011]], in which people ceased to die, people were taken to [[overflow camp]]s. [[Categories of life|Category ones]], people who would have died had it not been for Miracle Day, were taken to [[Module]]s and incinerated. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Categories of Life (TV story)|The Categories of Life]]'') [[Gwen Cooper]] compared these camps to concentration camps. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Middle Men (TV story)|The Middle Men]]'')
In the aftermath of [[Miracle Day]] in [[2011]], in which people ceased to die, people were taken to [[overflow camp]]s. [[Categories of life|Category ones]], people who would have died had it not been for Miracle Day, were taken to [[Module]]s and incinerated. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Categories of Life (TV story)|The Categories of Life]]'') [[Gwen Cooper]] compared these camps to concentration camps. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Middle Men (TV story)|The Middle Men]]'')
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In another alternative timeline accidentally created by the [[Seventh Doctor]] and [[Ace]]'s arrival in [[Colditz Castle]] in [[October]] [[1944]], an alternative version of the [[Eighth Doctor]] who used the name "[[Johann Schmidt]]" disrupted the Nazi's "ethnic cleansing programmes" between [[1955]] and [[1965]]. Consequently, he attracted the attention of the Nazi authorities but nevertheless maintained his liberty. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Klein's Story (audio story)|Klein's Story]]'')
In another alternative timeline accidentally created by the [[Seventh Doctor]] and [[Ace]]'s arrival in [[Colditz Castle]] in [[October]] [[1944]], an alternative version of the [[Eighth Doctor]] who used the name "[[Johann Schmidt]]" disrupted the Nazi's "ethnic cleansing programmes" between [[1955]] and [[1965]]. Consequently, he attracted the attention of the Nazi authorities but nevertheless maintained his liberty. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Klein's Story (audio story)|Klein's Story]]'')


In a [[Donna's World|parallel world]], in the aftermath of the destruction of [[London]], among other disasters caused by [[alien]]s, foreigners in Britain were taken to labour camps in [[2009]], as other countries closed off their borders. Upon hearing this, [[Wilfred Mott]] exclaimed, "That's what they called them last time!" ([[TV]]: ''[[Turn Left (TV story)|Turn Left]]'')
In [[parallel world (Turn Left)|a parallel world]], in the aftermath of the destruction of [[London]], among other disasters caused by [[alien]]s, foreigners in Britain were taken to labour camps in [[2009]], as other countries closed off their borders. Upon hearing this, [[Wilfred Mott (Turn Left)|Wilfred Mott]] exclaimed, "That's what they called them last time!" ([[TV]]: ''[[Turn Left (TV story)|Turn Left]]'')


On the [[Inferno Earth]] a system of labour camps existed in [[Republic of Great Britain|Great Britain]] to punish citizens sentenced by the [[court|People's Court]] for political crimes, including advocacy of liberal or capitalist values, unlawful political demonstrations, ([[TV]]: ''[[Inferno (TV story)|Inferno]]''), racketeering, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[I, Alastair (novel)|I, Alastair]]'') and importing seditious literature. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Still Lives (short story)|Still Lives]]'') Even when the sentence passed in court was not death prisoners deemed unrehabilitated and considered particularly politically dangerous were sometimes killed once they were no longer useful, with their deaths officially ruled as accidents or failed escape attempts. Prisoners merely considered to be eccentrics rather than actually dangerous to the regime were usually released after a few years. ([[TV]]: ''[[Inferno (TV story)|Inferno]]'')
On the [[Inferno Earth]] a system of labour camps existed in [[Republic of Great Britain|Great Britain]] to punish citizens sentenced by the [[court|People's Court]] for political crimes, including advocacy of liberal or free-market values, unlawful political demonstrations, ([[TV]]: ''[[Inferno (TV story)|Inferno]]''), economic speculation, smuggling, racketeering, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[I, Alastair (novel)|I, Alastair]]'') and importing seditious literature. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Still Lives (short story)|Still Lives]]'') Even when the sentence passed in court was not death prisoners deemed unrehabilitated and considered particularly politically dangerous were sometimes killed once they were no longer useful, with their deaths officially ruled as accidents or failed escape attempts. Prisoners merely considered to be eccentrics rather than actually dangerous to the regime were usually released after a few years. ([[TV]]: ''[[Inferno (TV story)|Inferno]]'')


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[[Category:Murder and homicide]]
[[Category:Nazis]]
[[Category:Nazis]]
[[Category:Parallel world (Turn Left)]]

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Concentration camp

Concentration camps, also referred to as labour camps (TV: Turn Left), re-education camps (PROSE: Revolution Man), Gulags (PROSE: History 101) or, more bluntly, death camps, (TV: The Middle Men) were facilities used by totalitarian regimes such as the Nazis (PROSE: Timewyrm: Exodus), the Soviet Union and Mao Zedong’s China (PROSE: Revolution Man, Endgame) to imprison or exterminate individuals they considered to be undesirables.

Use by the Nazis[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Seventh Doctor said for the Nazis the "undesirables" included Jews, homosexuals, Gypsies and trade unionists — "anyone a bit different, anyone they don't like the look of." (PROSE: Timewyrm: Exodus) According to Jason Kane, the prisoners were used as slave labour, expected to survive with only scraps of food and clothing. (AUDIO: Just War) Most died. (PROSE: Timewyrm: Exodus)

In 1903, after receiving a wealth of information from the future, Grigori Rasputin foresaw the Holocaust. (AUDIO: The Wanderer)

In May 1940, a U-boat carrying Zyklon B gas to a concentration camp was attacked by a Nemonite. (AUDIO: The Nemonite Invasion)

Fitz Kreiner's uncle, Jürgen Kreiner, was among those sent to concentration camps during World War II. As a result of his internment, Jürgen's arms bore the marks of a serial number, the meaning of which Otto Kreiner was reluctant to explain to his young son, Fitz. (PROSE: Frontier Worlds)

Use by other regimes[[edit] | [edit source]]

A system of labour camps known as Gulags were used in the Soviet Union. The Soviet government, as part of Joseph Stalin's purges, exiled many millions to these camps which were collectively known as the "Gulag Archipelago". These included Politburo members, doctors, and KGB men who Stalin suspected of plotting against him. Exile to a Gulag was considered a death sentence that took longer to die. (PROSE: Endgame) According to the Eighth Doctor, Stalinist historians presented history in a way that ignored the millions who died within the Gulag system. (PROSE: History 101)

In Maoist China a system of camps existed to "re-educate" citizens whose patterns of thought were considered out of line with the government's ideology. (PROSE: Revolution Man)

In the aftermath of Miracle Day in 2011, in which people ceased to die, people were taken to overflow camps. Category ones, people who would have died had it not been for Miracle Day, were taken to Modules and incinerated. (TV: The Categories of Life) Gwen Cooper compared these camps to concentration camps. (TV: The Middle Men)

Alternate timelines and parallel universes[[edit] | [edit source]]

In another alternative timeline accidentally created by the Seventh Doctor and Ace's arrival in Colditz Castle in October 1944, an alternative version of the Eighth Doctor who used the name "Johann Schmidt" disrupted the Nazi's "ethnic cleansing programmes" between 1955 and 1965. Consequently, he attracted the attention of the Nazi authorities but nevertheless maintained his liberty. (AUDIO: Klein's Story)

In a parallel world, in the aftermath of the destruction of London, among other disasters caused by aliens, foreigners in Britain were taken to labour camps in 2009, as other countries closed off their borders. Upon hearing this, Wilfred Mott exclaimed, "That's what they called them last time!" (TV: Turn Left)

On the Inferno Earth a system of labour camps existed in Great Britain to punish citizens sentenced by the People's Court for political crimes, including advocacy of liberal or free-market values, unlawful political demonstrations, (TV: Inferno), economic speculation, smuggling, racketeering, (PROSE: I, Alastair) and importing seditious literature. (PROSE: Still Lives) Even when the sentence passed in court was not death prisoners deemed unrehabilitated and considered particularly politically dangerous were sometimes killed once they were no longer useful, with their deaths officially ruled as accidents or failed escape attempts. Prisoners merely considered to be eccentrics rather than actually dangerous to the regime were usually released after a few years. (TV: Inferno)