Information about Kapo (concentration Camp)
Kapo was a term used for certain prisoners who worked inside the Nazi concentration camps during World War II in various lower administrative positions.
The German word also means "foreman" and "non-commissioned officer", and is derived from French for "Corporal" () or the Italian word capo[1][2]'. Kapos received more privileges than normal prisoners, towards whom they were often brutal. They were often convicts who were offered this work in exchange for a reduced sentence or parole. In the Nazi Death camps they were usually murdered and replaced with a new batch of prisoners at regular intervals.
This role has been described in many books, among them Viktor Frankl's Man's Search for Meaning, treating it from a psychiatrist's standpoint. It is also mentioned in Elie Wiesel's autobiography Night, and is featured in the Gillo Pontecorvo movie Kap%C3%B2.
From Oliver Lustig's Dictionary of the Camp:
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The German word also means "foreman" and "non-commissioned officer", and is derived from French for "Corporal" () or the Italian word capo[1][2]'. Kapos received more privileges than normal prisoners, towards whom they were often brutal. They were often convicts who were offered this work in exchange for a reduced sentence or parole. In the Nazi Death camps they were usually murdered and replaced with a new batch of prisoners at regular intervals.
This role has been described in many books, among them Viktor Frankl's Man's Search for Meaning, treating it from a psychiatrist's standpoint. It is also mentioned in Elie Wiesel's autobiography Night, and is featured in the Gillo Pontecorvo movie Kap%C3%B2.
From Oliver Lustig's Dictionary of the Camp:
Vicenzo and Luigi Pappalettera wrote in their book The Brutes Have the Floor [3] that, every time a new transport of detainees arrived at Mauthausen, Kapo August Adam picked out the professors, lawyers, priests and magistrates and cynically asked them: "Are you a lawyer? A professor? Good! Do you see this green triangle? This means I am a killer. I have five convictions on my record: one for manslaughter and four for robbery. Well, here I am in command. The world has turned upside down, did you get that? Do you need a Dolmetscher, an interpreter? Here it is!" And he was pointing to his bat, after which he striked. When he was satisfied, he formed a Scheisskompanie with those selected and sent them to clean the latrines. [4]
Reference
1. ^ Kogon, Eugen (1980). The theory and practice of hell: the German concentration camps and the system behind them. New York: Berkley Books. ISBN 0-425-16431-4. (Translated from: Kogon, Eugen (1946). Der SS-Staat: Das System der deutschen Konzentrationslager. )
2. ^ de Jong, L., (1978). Het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden in de Tweede Wereldoorlog, deel 8, gevangenen en gedeporteerden, eerste helft. 's-Gravenhage: Staatsuitgeverij,. ISBN 90 12 00829 8. , p. 481
3. ^ The author or translator probably refers to the book: Pappalettera, Vincenzo y Luigi. " La parola agli aguzzini: le SS e i Kapò di Mauthausen svelano le leggi del lager.", Milano: Mondadori (1969), Mursia, (1979), also "Los SS tienen la palabra: las leyes del campo de Mauthausen reveladas por las Schutz-Staffeln". Barcelona: Editorial Laia, (1969).
4. ^ Oliver Lustig, Dicţionar de lagăr, Bucharest, Hasefer, 2002 ISBN 973-630-011-0 (English translation online)
2. ^ de Jong, L., (1978). Het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden in de Tweede Wereldoorlog, deel 8, gevangenen en gedeporteerden, eerste helft. 's-Gravenhage: Staatsuitgeverij,. ISBN 90 12 00829 8. , p. 481
3. ^ The author or translator probably refers to the book: Pappalettera, Vincenzo y Luigi. " La parola agli aguzzini: le SS e i Kapò di Mauthausen svelano le leggi del lager.", Milano: Mondadori (1969), Mursia, (1979), also "Los SS tienen la palabra: las leyes del campo de Mauthausen reveladas por las Schutz-Staffeln". Barcelona: Editorial Laia, (1969).
4. ^ Oliver Lustig, Dicţionar de lagăr, Bucharest, Hasefer, 2002 ISBN 973-630-011-0 (English translation online)
concentration camps (Konzentrationslager, abbreviated KZ or KL) throughout the territories it controlled. In these camps, millions of prisoners were killed through mistreatment, disease, starvation, and overwork, or were executed as unfit for labor.
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Foreman may refer to:
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- Construction foreman, the worker or tradesman who is in charge of the construction crew
- Foreman of Signals, the most highly qualified non-commissioned signal equipment managers and Incorporated Engineers in the Royal Corps of Signals
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A non-commissioned officer (sometimes noncommissioned officer), also known as an NCO or Noncom, is an enlisted member of an armed force who has been given authority by a commissioned officer.
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Corporal is a rank in use in some form by most militaries, police forces or other uniformed organizations around the world. It is usually equivalent to NATO Rank Code OR-4.
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Parole can have different meanings depending on the area and judiciary system. All of the meanings derive from the French parole, meaning "(spoken) word".Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page.
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Born
March 26 1905
Vienna
Died
September 2 1997
Vienna
Viktor Emil Frankl, M.D., Ph.D., (March 26, 1905 - September 2, 1997) was an Austrian neurologist and psychiatrist as well as a Holocaust survivor.
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March 26 1905
Vienna
Died
September 2 1997
Vienna
Viktor Emil Frankl, M.D., Ph.D., (March 26, 1905 - September 2, 1997) was an Austrian neurologist and psychiatrist as well as a Holocaust survivor.
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Man's Search For Meaning
Author Victor E. Frankl
Original title ...trotzdem Ja zum Leben sagen. Ein Psychologe erlebt das Konzentrationslager.
Cover artist János Kalmár
Language English
Genre(s) Psychology
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Author Victor E. Frankl
Original title ...trotzdem Ja zum Leben sagen. Ein Psychologe erlebt das Konzentrationslager.
Cover artist János Kalmár
Language English
Genre(s) Psychology
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A psychiatrist is a physician who specializes in psychiatry and is certified in treating mental illness.[1] As part of their evaluation of the patient, psychiatrists are one of only a few mental health professionals who may prescribe psychiatric medication, conduct
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Elie Wiesel
Wiesel addressing the United States Congress
Born: September 30 1928
Sighet, Maramureş County, Romania
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Wiesel addressing the United States Congress
Born: September 30 1928
Sighet, Maramureş County, Romania
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Night
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Author Elie Wiesel
Original title Un di Velt Hot Geshvign
Country Argentina
Language Yiddish
Subject(s) Autobiography, Holocaust
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Publication date 1958
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Author Elie Wiesel
Original title Un di Velt Hot Geshvign
Country Argentina
Language Yiddish
Subject(s) Autobiography, Holocaust
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Publication date 1958
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Gillo Pontecorvo (November 19 1919 – October 12 2006) was an Italian filmmaker, best known for La battaglia di Algeri (The Battle of Algiers) although he directed several movies before its release in 1966, such as the drama Kapò
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Vincenzo Pappalettera (1919 – 1998) was an Italian writer and historian, notable for his first-hand account of his imprisonment in the Mauthausen-Gusen concentration camp during the years of World War II.
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Nazi concentration camp badges, primarily triangles, were part of the system of Identification in Nazi camps. They were used in the concentration camps in the Nazi-occupied countries to identify the reason the prisoners had been placed there.
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