they are terms for the lowest level of manager today they might be called:
'supervisor' or 'team leader' or even manager.
The difference between them is totally dependent on the context, ie. where they are used, as there are many types of kapo and many types of foreman (or foreperson as they are now called)
Kapo is actually derived from the French word for 'corporal' (Caporal) or the Italian word 'Capo'. In German it means 'foreman'.
A Polish kapo was a kapo (overseer of the prisoners in concentration camps) that was Polish.
A gypsy Kapo.
Elie Wiesel had seen Kapo Idek having sex with a female Polish prisoner. This was, of course, against the rules and Idek wanted to terrify Elie so that he would keep quiet about it.
Kapos were appointed as and when the SS thought they needed them.
Kapo is actually derived from the French word for 'corporal' (Caporal) or the Italian word 'Capo'. In German it means 'foreman'.
A Kapo (sometimes spelled Capo) was a trusted prisoner in a Nazi concentration camp. Kapos were given various privileges and had to supervise other prisoners, maintain discipline, distribute food and so on. Many abused their power, of course, and ill-treated the other prisoners ... A Kapo was not a soldier and had no standing outside the camp.
A Polish kapo was a kapo (overseer of the prisoners in concentration camps) that was Polish.
Hysni Kapo was born in 1915.
Hysni Kapo died in 1979.
You can use "kapo" in a sentence to refer to a concentration camp supervisor during the Holocaust. Examples: "The kapo forced the prisoners to work long hours in harsh conditions." "The kapo was known for being particularly cruel to the inmates."
Kapo Manto's birth name is Kalle Arvid Mattsson.
Kapo Manto was born on July 5, 1919, in Hmeenkyr, Finland.
Kapo Manto died on November 19, 1977, in Turku, Finland.
The cast of Kapo - 2002 includes: Malcolm Penny as Narrator
sexualities
Kapo n - In a Concentration Camp a Prison, usually a criminal is put in charge of a work group or other prisoners.