2.8 - plans to remove the jews

who was tasked with finding a solution for the jewish problem?

reinhard heydrich

what was his proposition?

forced emigration so that within in a decade, germany would be free of jews

what problems were there with his plan?

the fact that there were still lots of jews in germany, with those left being old or unskilled, and that many countries had tightened their borders

what further complicated emigration plans?

the closure of sea lanes during the war

what happened to jews in alsace-lorraine and other parts of germany from 1941?

they were deported to camps in france

how many were deported?

20,000

why was this plan also unsuccessful?

because the french government did not wish to see german jews brought to france

in 1940, heydrich tried to find…

a final territorial solution, aka a dumping ground for the jews

why was this needed?

because hitler seemed to have no clear idea of what to do with jews in occupied european territories

what was considered the ideal territorial solution?

madagascar

what was the plan for madagascar?

the island would be administered by jews but under the control of himmler, although it was anticipated that many would die either due to transportation or climate

why did this plan never come to fruition?

because only the defeat of france and the possible british surrender would have made this plan feasible