Arbeit Macht Fei Inhumanity In Death Camp

As the innocent people entered the death camp of Auschwitz, not knowing that almost all of them will never step foot outside of the camp again, they read Arbeit Macht Frei write on the gates as they are taken into captivity, and even killed. Arbeit Macht Frei means “work will set you free”. As the innocent people arrived at the death camp, they were put into lines two lines. Women and children in one line, and men and boys in another line. After this, they were “stamped”, or tattooed with a number, that would soon become their identity. They were not treated as people. They were not called by their name. They were not respected, nor thought of as humans. They had numbers and letters engraved into their forearm. These numbers represent the inhumanity of the camp. …show more content…
Gypsies received a “Z”, others received an AU, Z, EH, A, or B. Jews specifically received an A or B as they were the first to arrive at the camp. However, women did not receive a number. At Auschwitz, an epidemic broke out and spread throughout the camp, due to the inhumane living conditions. As well as venom and rats in the living quarters. Hitler conducted a “sterilization experiment.” This experiment was to sterilize, or clean the prisoners using an x-ray technology, but by doing so, they suffered from great physical and mental illness. On top of being ill, the prisoners were forced to work a treacherous 10 hours a day. As the camp began to increase in numbers, the prisoners went from being shot, to taking marches to the gas chambers. Block No. 11 was the location where prisoners were shot daily. This block was also known as “The Death Block”. The gas chambers in the camp were separated into “Bunker No.1” and “Bunker