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In the Auschwitz group of camps (which by 1943 included 45 subcamps) prisoners used as labourers were tattoed, whether Jews or non-Jews). So this would have included the non-Jewish Polish prisoners. At other camps, the prisoners were generally not tattooed.
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Did the Flossenbürg concentration camp prisoners get a tattoo?
Yes, prisoners at the Flossenbürg concentration camp were tattooed. In many concentration camps, including Flossenbürg, prisoners were marked with a series of numbers as a means of identification. These tattoos were typically placed on the prisoner's forearm.
What is a polish kapo?
A Polish kapo was a kapo (overseer of the prisoners in concentration camps) that was Polish.
In addition to stars and colored uniforms what did the Germans do to identify prisoners in concentration camps?
Tattooed numbers on their skin.
Did only Jews have numbers tatooed onto their arms at Auschwitz or were Polish political prisoners also forced to have numbers as well?
All prisoners who were forced labourers at the Auschwitz complex of camps had a number tattooed on them. Tattooed numbers were not used at other camps.
Which prisoners were not tattooed?
The only Nazi camp that tattooed prisoners was the Auschwitz group, where prisoners selected for work were tattooed. Prisoners at other camps and those sent immediately to be gassed at Auschwitz were not tattooed.
Did the Flossenbürg concentration camp prisoners get a tattoo?
Yes, prisoners at the Flossenbürg concentration camp were tattooed. In many concentration camps, including Flossenbürg, prisoners were marked with a series of numbers as a means of identification. These tattoos were typically placed on the prisoner's forearm.
What is a polish kapo?
A Polish kapo was a kapo (overseer of the prisoners in concentration camps) that was Polish.
In addition to stars and colored uniforms what did the Germans do to identify prisoners in concentration camps?
Tattooed numbers on their skin.
Did only Jews have numbers tatooed onto their arms at Auschwitz or were Polish political prisoners also forced to have numbers as well?
All prisoners who were forced labourers at the Auschwitz complex of camps had a number tattooed on them. Tattooed numbers were not used at other camps.
Were Prisoners killed in Polish concentration camps inside gas chambers?
No. Poland holds no responsibility for the concentration camps, they were in Poland, but they were owned and run by the Germans.
Which prisoners were not tattooed?
The only Nazi camp that tattooed prisoners was the Auschwitz group, where prisoners selected for work were tattooed. Prisoners at other camps and those sent immediately to be gassed at Auschwitz were not tattooed.
Did all prisoner of wars get tattoos as a ID?
No, it is not legal to tattoo a prisoner of war (a captured soldier) forceably, the prisoners that were tattooed were the Jewish prisoners in the German concentration camps. These people were not prisoners of war (they were not soldiers).
Which of the camps killed more people German or polish concentration camps?
concentration camps were German , NONE were Polish !!!
What were the numbers on Jews arms called?
Several methods of identifying prisoners were used in concentration camps, with tattoos only being used at Auschwitz. There was no set name for these tattoos.
When was Croatian Association of Prisoners in Serbian Concentration Camps created?
Croatian Association of Prisoners in Serbian Concentration Camps was created in 1995.
Why where the Jews tattooed in the concentration camps?
To identify which group of Jews they came from.
Were they tattooed when they went to the concentration camps?
Jews who were chosen to work were tattooed at Auschwitz. See Related Links below.
