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Which prisoners were not tattooed

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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.

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Which prisoners of the holocaust were not tattooed?

none


Were Polish prisoners tattooed in concentration camps?

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.


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.


In what number order were Jewish prisoners tattooed in Auschwitz?

Arithmetically increasing.


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.


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).


In addition to stars and colored uniforms what did the Germans do to identify prisoners in concentration camps?

Tattooed numbers on their skin.


What did prisoners at Auschwitz have tattooed on their arm?

Prisoners in the camps were tattooed for two reasons. Firstly, it was their "Prison ID Number", and second (and more cruelly) it is against Jewish law to become tattooed or to desecrate ones flesh. So, the Germans tattooing the mostly Jewish prisoners was a sick joke almost, as it would not allow them to enter their heaven or to even be buried in a Jewish cemetery as this is not permitted.


Why was Auschwitz the only concentration camp that tattooed its prisoners?

Because Auschwitz was the toughest concentration camp in the world at that moment.


Why did the Nazis tattoo Jewish prisoners?

* It was permanent. * It was cheap. * It was degrading. * It helped the Nazis keep tabs on prisoners. Obviously, the tattooed numbers were only given to prisoners selected for work. Moreoever, it was used only at the Auschwitz group of camps.


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.


What sort of indentification was used on the prisoners and where?

Prisoners were typically identified by a unique number tattooed on their arm at Nazi concentration camps like Auschwitz. This identification system was used to dehumanize prisoners and make it easier for the Nazis to keep track of individuals.