Thesis: The Nazi concentration camps, where prisoners worked as slaves to supposedly help the Nazi cause, were incredibly brutal and almost a worse alternative to the death camps.
I. Prisoners were primarily Jews
a. Some true German criminals were also kept in the camps – more privileged and allowed to ruthlessly beat up and attack the Jews
i. Conditions for real criminals not nearly as bad
II. Mornings started at 3 a.m. with breakfast of one terrible cup of coffee at 6 a.m.
III. Guards taunted and beat prisoners for absolutely no reason
a. SS men found sadistic pleasure in the beatings
IV. Meals were so bad that not eating was almost preferable
V. Pfeffer claims that the work was pointless and unnecessary –simply a means of torture and making life miserable
VI. Prisoners always had to watch other prisoners be beaten – mental torture in addition to physical torture
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