I heard someone make the claim that in WW2 the allies were complicit in the Holocaust because "They could've bombed the death camps but chose not to." How much of this is grounded in reality and how much is plain revisionism? | AskHistorians Archive Observer

I heard someone make the claim that in WW2 the allies were complicit in the Holocaust because "They could've bombed the death camps but chose not to." How much of this is grounded in reality and how much is plain revisionism?

by critfist

This page has some info if you want context.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auschwitz_bombing_debate

lexious

Until a historian can Write an answer more specific to your question you may be interested to read the excellent answers to a previous post Why didn't the allies bomb the railway tracks leading to the Concentration/Extermination Camps in WWII?