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The purpose for using numbers in tattooing prisoners was to dehumanize the people and treat them as cattle.

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The use of numbers instead of names dehumanized the prisoners and reduced them to mere identification numbers. This practice was a deliberate tactic by the Nazis to strip away the individuality and identity of the prisoners, making it easier to manipulate and control them. It also served to further the degrading and inhumane treatment of the prisoners in the camps.

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