What was life in concentration camps like?

Answer 1

This depends on which camp. In Auschwitz-Birkenau, pretty much the only jobs were those of the sondorkommando; young men who got preferred treatment and in return helped dispose the bodies of those who died.

In Bergen-Belsen, the inmates didn't have to wear prisoner clothing, but instead their regular clothes with the yellow star.

For most, they were waken up at around 3 AM for (on average) a five hour roll call, before going to work. Afterward, there was another roll call before going to bed, and then the cycle continued.

If you want to go more in-depth on the subject, I'd suggest reading Holocaust memoirs.

• Because of Romek by David Faber
• Night by Elie Wiesel
• I Have Lived A T
• Thousand Years by Livia Bitton Jackson

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Answer 2

Very difficult, tough and very depressing.

Life for the Non-Nazis or SS men in any concentration camp was difficult to live because, Thousands of people would die everyday and this gave a sharp chill in their spines. The toughest part in living in a concentration camp is the selection processing. this worried and terrified every Non German nazis because of the chances of being choosen to be killed
It was very tough and the natzis worked them to death and they had little food.life was tough in concentration camps.

Answer 3

life was horrible!! there were often ration cuts and disease spread through the camps like flies. people were tortured and the "doctors" did horrible experiments!! the living conditions were dirty and there were often gassing where other jews had to take care of the dead bodies after the gassing, fire squad and things like that. sometimes if one jew did something wrong, then the whole group would be killed. Aushwitz-Birkanau was also known as the killing centre. which practically meant that if you were transferred there, you were practically dead.

i hope this helps.