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"On Auschwitz" (12): Polish and Jewish prisoners in the camp

On Auschwitz

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The Differences Between Polish and Jewish Prisoners in the Camp System

The living conditions for Polish and Jewish prisoners were similar in different parts of the camp. They had to work together in the same commandos and as supervision of the same function of prisoners as SS men. Germans still were represented by the highest number of functionaries at Auschwitz. However, we can find among the kappos, some Poles and some Jews, a little bit more Polish prisoners than Jews.

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