Puerta de Tierra in San Juan in Municipio de San Juan, Puerto Rico — The Caribbean (The West Indies)

La Solución Final / The Final Solution

Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 7, 2023

1. La Solución Final / The Final Solution Marker

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La Solución Final "La solución final del problema judío" es el término utilizado para referirse al exterminio deliberado y total la población judía europea, uqe de hecho, había comenzado en 1941 con la invasión alemana a la Unión Soviética. La adopción y coordinación de este plan tuvo lugar en la conferencia de Wannsee de 1942.

Inicialmente, los judíos eran ejucatados por medio fusilamientos masivos al borde de fosas comunes que ellos mismos eran obglicados a cavar. Ésto solía ocurrir a la vista de la ciudadanía. Al poco tiempo, los nazis se percataron que este método no era el adecuado para lograr los ambiciosos propósitos trazados. Dedicaron su experiencia y tecnología a la construcción de centros de exterminio, diseñados espifícamente para el asesinato masivo y sistemático a gran escala.

The Final Solution The systematic murder of Jews began with the German invasion of the Soviet Union in June 1941. In January 1942, a conference was held in Wannsee, a suburb of Berlin, in order to coordinate the implementation of the "Final Solution of

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the Jewish Question," the euphemism for the deliberate annihilation of all Jews to make Europe Judenrein, or clean of Jews.

At first, the Jews were murdered by means of mass shootings in open trenches or pits, dug by the victims themselves. These were often carried out in full view of local populations. Soon, the Nazis considered this method inefficient to achieve the Final Solution. They then directed their bureaucracy and technology to build death camps designed to systematically murder thousands of Jews daily.

Erected 2012.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Churches & Religion • Government & Politics • War, World II. A significant historical month for this entry is January 1942.

Location. 18° 27.959′ N, 66° 6.382′ W. Marker is in San Juan in Municipio de San Juan, Puerto Rico. It is in Puerta de Tierra. Marker is on Avenida de la Constitución (Route 25) west of Calle Reverendo Gerardo Dávila, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: San Juan PR 00901, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Deportación / Deportation (here, next to this marker); Campos de Concentración y Trabajo / Concentration and Labor Camps (here, next to this marker); Guetos / Ghettos (here, next to this marker); Kristallnacht

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(here, next to this marker); Ascenso del Partido Nazi / Rise of the Nazi Party (here, next to this marker); 6 Millones Asesinados / 6 Million Murdered (here, next to this marker); Campos de Exterminio / Death Camps (here, next to this marker); La Resistencia / The Resistance (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in San Juan.

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Credits. This page was last revised on January 2, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 17, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 40 times since then and 5 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on June 17, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.