ent ment ▁that ▁just ▁one ▁week ▁later , ▁on ▁ 3 0 ▁August ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁Ernst ▁Kal ten br un ner ▁ordered ▁a ▁review ▁that ▁led ▁to ▁some ▁mit ig ation . ▁▁ ▁Over all ▁the ▁approach ▁of ▁the ▁r uling ▁Naz i ▁Party ▁remained ▁incons istent ▁and ▁un predict able , ▁however . ▁▁ ▁On ▁the ▁one ▁hand ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁d eta ine es ▁were ▁soon ▁released ▁in ▁response ▁to ▁massive ▁protest s ▁from ▁their ▁families ▁and ▁friends . ▁▁ ▁But ▁on ▁the ▁other ▁hand , ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁in human ▁conditions ▁in ▁the ▁concentration ▁cam ps ▁during ▁the ▁winter ▁of ▁ 1 9 4 4 / 4 5 , ▁many ▁of ▁those ▁who ▁remained ▁in ▁det ention ▁died . ▁▁ ▁That ▁is ▁what ▁happened ▁to ▁Johann a ▁T esch ▁and ▁Joseph ▁Roth . ▁▁ ▁Form er ▁ ▁national ▁Reich stag ▁G itter ▁d eta ine es ▁who ▁did ▁not ▁surv ive ▁the ▁concentration ▁cam ps ▁included ▁, ▁Karl ▁M ache ▁and ▁Heinrich ▁Jas per . ▁▁ ▁The ▁Hamburg ▁education ▁reform er ▁Kurt ▁Adams ▁was ▁a ▁G itter ▁victim ▁who ▁possibly ▁did ▁not ▁even ▁live ▁to ▁experience ▁that ▁year ' s ▁winter . ▁ ▁As ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁war ▁approached ▁the ▁authorities ▁ev acu ated ▁concentration ▁cam ps ▁in ▁areas ▁about ▁to ▁be ▁over - run ▁by ▁enemy ▁arm ies . ▁▁ ▁Ev acu ation ▁was ▁accomplished ▁through ▁a ▁succession ▁of ▁forced ▁march es , ▁which ▁came ▁to ▁be ▁known ▁as ▁death ▁march es . ▁▁