Why did some people wear striped pajamas at Auschwitz?

Answer 1

There was at one time a custom of making prisoners wear striped clothing so that if they were to escape the prison, they could be more easily identified as escaped prisoners (at least until such time as they had a chance to get some new clothing). Even though inmates of concentration camps had not committed any crime and had not been convicted of anything, they were still prisoners, and so this was done it make it harder for them to successfully escape.

Answer 2

All of the normal inmates at Auschwitz wore the striped uniform. It was a way to identify them, they also wore clogs and everyone had a hat made of the striped material (it was an offence punishable by death to lose one's hat) and in winter they were given a long coat made of the same material.

The only prisoners that were allowed to wear different clothes were the Sonderkommando.

Answer 3

The people who were in Auschwitz, which worn striped pajamas were very lucky. The people who wore the striped pajamas were called Kapos, Kapos were like assistants to the SS Guards who ran Auschwitz. Kapos jobs were specifically to inform the Guards on a Officer at Auschwitz about any suspicions of an escape plan or if someone is breaking the rules at Auschwitz, which could of get them killed. If you were a Kapo, you would more likely working where the SS had the "Selection Process". Kapos speeded up these processes by selecting the ones who they thought were fit or not fit enough to work.

Answer 4

Only certain prisoners wear the Stripped Outfits which look like Pyjamas. People wore these were called Kapos. Kapos were like assistants to the SS Guards who ran the concentration camps. Kapos jobs were specifically to inform the Guards on a Officer at the camps about any suspicions of an escape plan or if someone is breaking the rules that could of get them killed. If you were a Kapo, you would more likely working where the SS had the "Selection Process". Kapos speeded up these processes by selecting the ones who they thought were fit or not fit enough to work. This was mostly common if Death or Extermination Camps like Auschwitz Birkenau.

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I'm sorry, but that is not what Kapos were, nor what they did.

Every prisoner except the stokers had to wear the uniform. The reason was simply to keep things uniform, like in any other prison before or after.

Answer 5

So that if they ever escaped, their uniform would make them stand out, and therefore, easier to find.

Answer 6

It was as a means of uniformity and dehumanising the Jews.

Answer 7

In most prisons around the world inmates are obliged to wear a uniform, the colour and pattern which the Nazis chose happened to be blue and white stripes.