Buchenwald Abi Dawson. Nazi Camps Doors of Buchenwald 250,000 Passed Through.
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Identification
Each of the Buchenwald prisoners had a number. It was not uncommon for numbers to be mixed up and one punished for another’s offense.
Roll Call
In 1943, dogs trained to kill men in these striped suits were brought into the camp and released outside its borders.
Roll Call
Four roll calls took place each day.
If a prisoner was missing, the rest would stand until he was found.
Administration
Karl Otto Koch, the Commandant
He was easily bribed, and had a watch fob made from prisoners’ gold teeth bearing the birth dates of his children.
Ilse Koch Ilse Koch
committed many war crimes. One of her interests was using tattooed skin to make lamp shades and book covers.
Children at Buchenwald
If they were caught, the punishment was to be laid among those already in the ditches.