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The author of Surviving Hitler described
the camps' management:
“The elite SS troops of Hitler’s army ran the
concentration camps as a profitable business. In addition to the labor
that prisoners contributed to the Nazi war effort, the SS leased
prisoners to factories and businesses, collecting payment for each of
them. How much was paid sometimes depended on the perceived value of
the prisoner’s labor.”
“In
order to keep track of prisoners, the Nazis had an elaborate
bookkeeping system in many camps, where they recorded entry dates,
health information, work information, and dates of transfers or death.
New prisoners were assigned numbers, which were affixed to their
uniforms. In some camps, prisoners were tattooed with their numbers,
beginning with low numbers and progressing to higher ones. Camp
record-keeping systems noted prisoners’ numbers and sometimes their
names, as well."
Proceed to
The Prisoners
Surviving Hitler,
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