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The Green Triangle was used to mark those who were convicted of a crime. The people with the green triangle were treated better than any of the other badges and would often voluntarily go to the concentration camps for a reduced sentence. They were often leaders who keep the other prisoners in line and shot those who didn't stay in line.

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It was easy to see what class the prisoner was; different rules and conditions applied to different classes of prisoner.

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They did this for tracking.

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