"On Auschwitz" (76): The First Thirty Prisoner Functionaries of Auschwitz
· 29 min
Episode "On Auschwitz" (76): The First Thirty Prisoner Functionaries of Auschwitz
A special group of prisoners in the Auschwitz camp were prisoner functionaries, responsible, among other things, for maintaining discipline among prisoners, keeping order in the blocks, and supervising the work being carried out. Dr Wojciech Płosa, Head of the Auschwitz Museum Archive, talks about the first thirty functionary prisoners – Germans brought to Auschwitz on 20 May 1940 and assigned numbers from 1 to 30.
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Voiceovers: Kate Weinrieb, Tom Vamos
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