Ravensbruck Ravensbruck was the largest women's concentration camp that was active during WWII. There were over 132,000 prisoners that were held captive there. During this time, Adolf Hitler was the Dictator of Germany and his mission was to execute the entire Jewish population. Concentration camps are camps where a large number of prisoners are forced to stay and perform hard labor and most likely be killed. The prisoners suffered while at the camp. If they survived, they still suffered from various reasons. Ravensbruck was a disconsolate place.
Ravensbruck was built in 1938 and in 1939 the first prisoners were brought there. They were mainly women and children, but there were a few men. The prisoners came from countries such as Poland, …show more content…
All of their possessions such as jewelry, food, and purses were taken from them. They slept under the stars or in a very plain cell. The conditions were brutal. The prisoners living quarters were barracks. Each barrack had one washroom and a couple toilets. The toilets were shared among thousands of people, although most of the time the plumbing did not even work. The barracks were extremely overcrowded. The food was meager and each prisoner was only allowed small rations every day. They had to work for 9-12 hours every day. The weaker ones got the easier jobs. There were a few different jobs such as knitting, caring for crops, and helping with the railroads. It was a wretched …show more content…
One could still imagine the cruelty of everything that had happened.. The torture and suffering and deaths of the ones who had passed away. The way they felt when they saw a German, even if they are good. It's hard to just forget what happened. Some survivors suffered with disease and starvation for a long time. Many Jewish people were still treated cruelly and feared to go back to their homes because of what had happened there. Many friends had turned their backs on them. It's hard to go back to a place they had not been treated equal to all others. Because of this, there were thousands of homeless survivors. Some survivors recovered faster than others, some not at all. Even though, they never wanted anyone to have to live through that
Ravensbruck was built in 1938 and in 1939 the first prisoners were brought there. They were mainly women and children, but there were a few men. The prisoners came from countries such as Poland, …show more content…
All of their possessions such as jewelry, food, and purses were taken from them. They slept under the stars or in a very plain cell. The conditions were brutal. The prisoners living quarters were barracks. Each barrack had one washroom and a couple toilets. The toilets were shared among thousands of people, although most of the time the plumbing did not even work. The barracks were extremely overcrowded. The food was meager and each prisoner was only allowed small rations every day. They had to work for 9-12 hours every day. The weaker ones got the easier jobs. There were a few different jobs such as knitting, caring for crops, and helping with the railroads. It was a wretched …show more content…
One could still imagine the cruelty of everything that had happened.. The torture and suffering and deaths of the ones who had passed away. The way they felt when they saw a German, even if they are good. It's hard to just forget what happened. Some survivors suffered with disease and starvation for a long time. Many Jewish people were still treated cruelly and feared to go back to their homes because of what had happened there. Many friends had turned their backs on them. It's hard to go back to a place they had not been treated equal to all others. Because of this, there were thousands of homeless survivors. Some survivors recovered faster than others, some not at all. Even though, they never wanted anyone to have to live through that