Did Adolf Hitler know about the death camps at all?

Was Hitler solely responsible for the Holocaust? Why didn't Jews ... What did the United States know about the Holocaust and how did it respond? ... This activity (PDF) explores the question in greater detail by considering the level of responsibility of individuals in all walks of life, both inside and outside Germany. read more

No. Hitler was clearly the only person in Nazi Germany who didn’t know about the death camps. The death camps were reported on in the papers in Allied countries during the war. read more

The mass of ordinary Germans did know about the evolving terror of Hitler's Holocaust, according to a new research study. They knew concentration camps were full of Jewish people who were stigmatised as sub-human and race-defilers. They knew that these, like other groups and minorities, were being killed out of hand. read more