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Why did Germans try to destroy concentration camps at the end of the war?

to make space for prisoners of war
to stop the atrocities in the camps
to hide evidence of their crimes
to stop prisoners from escaping

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To stop the atrocities in the camps
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If I recall, the point was to hide evidence of the crimes against humanity that had been committed in the camps.

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