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Non-Jewish prisoners had a much better chance than Jewish prisoners. For example the British POWs were used as slave labour, but were treared much better with proper food rations and were not subject to random beatings.

Soviet POWs were not treated much better that Jewish prisoners and almost all of them were worked to death.

Political prisoners and criminals were generally given positions or responsibility, they were kapos, which meant that they would be able to take rations from others.

For the Jewish inmates, who were the majority, their choices were limited. If they could get an indoor job, especially one in the 'Kanada' section, or in the kitchens they stood a better chance of not dieing from exposure or illness, but were still subject to 'selection' or random beatings. In general it was down to luck if they survived.

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