Despite the common post-war claim of many people that they \u201cdid not know anything about\u201d and \u201chad not seen anything\u201d what had happened inside Nazi camps, those camps and the surrounding area and population had a variety of contacts and complex relationships. On the one hand, the camps needed logistical and material support and tried to create an image of normality for the outside world. On the other hand, there was officially a considerable degree of secrecy, especially during the war, concerning the appalling circumstances of life, mistreatment and killings in the camps. At the same time, allowing partial information about the sites of terror to be known publicly also helped with the Nazi leadership\u2019s purpose of deterring dissent and resistance. Our presentations and discussion will address the contacts and relationships between camps and their neighbourhoods and how propaganda efforts, gossip and rumours during and after the Nazi era have created changing images of the reality in the camps.<\/p>\n
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