There was no rule for what they had to do each time, some places would have them sing, there was a band playing by the gate at Auschwitz for people returning from work.
Both the Axis powers and the allies used concentration camps of different sizes during WWII. There were at least 1200 in German controlled areas, and hundreds under each rule, ran by Japanese, Russians, British and US military/authorities.The biggest known camp in Europe was Auschwitz II-Birkenau, that was an extermination camp, with over 100000 living in the camp.In small camp there could be only dozens of prisoners.
The size of concentration camps varied greatly across Europe. There were many concentration camps in Germany, the most well-known being Auschwitz. Auschwitz had over 100 thousand prisoners, but other concentration camps had as many as 1 thousand prisoners to tens of thousands.
It was horrible beacause they were separated from there family's. They had to listen to the nazis or else they could end up died. most of them died beacause of the condintions they were living in.
The Cowra internement camp in New South Wales was a complex of four smaller camps, each one being allocated in turn to Japanese, Italians, Koreans and Indonesians Prisoners-of-war during World War 2.
New prisoners were marched into the camps and made to line up. Some were killed if they didn't move fast enough or follow the orders they were given. Once lined up, they were then separated into groups. Men and women were separated as well. Some of the groups were lead to the prisons where they were assigned to their barracks to sleep up to 5 per bunk-bed. Some were taken to their slaughter. Inductions were similar but different for each camp and treatment was harsher at some than others.
Each was given a number. It was tattooed on the inside of the forearm.
It wasn't the soldiers who were. THEY were on the battle front, fighting us allies. The Nazi GUARDS and SS were the ones that were stationed at each concentration camp to kill and "Supervise" their prisoners. And by supervise, I mostly mean beat without reason and out of sheer cruelty order them around like slaves.
300,000 people
Both the Axis powers and the allies used concentration camps of different sizes during WWII. There were at least 1200 in German controlled areas, and hundreds under each rule, ran by Japanese, Russians, British and US military/authorities.The biggest known camp in Europe was Auschwitz II-Birkenau, that was an extermination camp, with over 100000 living in the camp.In small camp there could be only dozens of prisoners.
Each camp ceased to be a concentration camps when it was liberated by one of the Allied armies. This happened on different dates at each camps.
When they were allowed they walked, or helped each other because of sickness and starvation.
The Commandant of each camp, subject to guidlines issued centrally.
They valued the courage and companionship of each other.
The size of concentration camps varied greatly across Europe. There were many concentration camps in Germany, the most well-known being Auschwitz. Auschwitz had over 100 thousand prisoners, but other concentration camps had as many as 1 thousand prisoners to tens of thousands.
It was horrible beacause they were separated from there family's. They had to listen to the nazis or else they could end up died. most of them died beacause of the condintions they were living in.
Elie Wiesel was imprisoned in three different concentration camps during the Holocaust as depicted in the book "Night": Auschwitz, Buna, and Buchenwald. Each camp subjected its prisoners to unimaginable suffering and loss.
In WW2, not a lot of people liked the germans, especially POW's (Prisoners Of War) and prisoners of concentration camp. Hitler made a big mistake by turning around to attack russia when the germans and the russians had a pact or agreement not to attack each other. I think people were kind of scared about Germany's division from Europe in ww2 because the Germans had a strong military.