he was de-lousing them due to the horrible conditions they were in.
Typhus was raging all over Europe at the time.
It is a deadly disease, spread by lice.
The "gas chambers" were to kill any lice that might be on the incoming prisoners. They took away their clothes (and burned them), shaved their heads, sent them through showers to clean them up, walked them through de-lousing chambers, and gave them a clean set of clothes so as not to spread the disease through the camp.
Originally, they buried those who died in the nearby fields. But they soon realized that lice were in the ground water, and spreading illness through the water in the nearby town. So, they switched to cremating bodies of those who died (of Typhus, old age, or whatever).
There were over 200 prison guards who were prosecuted for acts of harm done to the prisoners. 2 German guards were executed for beating prisoners, including one camp commandant.
Abuse of prisoners was not tolerated.
The "horror stories" are made up jewish wet fantasies.
Typhus was raging all over Europe at the time.
It is a deadly disease, spread by lice.
The "gas chambers" were to kill any lice that might be on the incoming prisoners. They took away their clothes (and burned them), shaved their heads, sent them through showers to clean them up, walked them through de-lousing chambers, and gave them a clean set of clothes so as not to spread the disease through the camp.
Originally, they buried those who died in the nearby fields. But they soon realized that lice were in the ground water, and spreading illness through the water in the nearby town. So, they switched to cremating bodies of those who died (of Typhus, old age, or whatever).
There were over 200 prison guards who were prosecuted for acts of harm done to the prisoners. 2 German guards were executed for beating prisoners, including one camp commandant.
Abuse of prisoners was not tolerated.
The "horror stories" are made up jewish wet fantasies.
That is what really happened.