The camp was burned to desperately hide its operations, although this was ineffective: there were still discernible remains of the gas chambers, and this shocked and horrified the men who followed their campaign throughout this region. Likewise, troops were entering the western regions and finding similar camps. Dwight Eisenhower had visited the camps illustrating this event by stating: "I have never felt able to describe my emotional reactions when I first found myself face to face with indisputable evidence of Nazi brutality and merciless contempt for every shred of decency.... I have never felt such a sense of shock at any other time" (Chen). This quote illustrates the blindness that encompassed the vast majority of the average citizen (those not in the military, participating in