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German camp brothels in World War II
In World War II, Nazi Germany established brothels in the concentration camps (Lagerbordelle) to create an incentive for prisoners to collaborate, although these institutions were used mostly by Kapos, ⬇️

functionaries and the criminal elements, because regular inmates, penniless and emaciated, were usually too debilitated and wary of exposure to SS schemes. In the end, the camp brothels did not not produce any noticeable increase in the prisoners' work productivity ⬇️

levels, but instead, created a market for coupons among the camp VIPs. The women forced into these brothels came mainly from the Ravensbrück concentration camp, except for Auschwitz, which employed its own prisoners. In combination with the German military brothels in ⬇️

World War II, it is estimated that at least 34,140 female inmates were forced into sexual slavery during the Third Reich. The first camp brothel was established in Mauthausen/Gusen in 1942. After 30 June 1943, a camp brothel existed in Auschwitz, and from 15 July 1943, in ⬇️

Buchenwald. The one in Neuengamme was established in early 1944, Dachau's in May 1944, Dora-Mittelbau's in late summer, and Sachsenhausen's on 8 August 1944. There are conflicting dates for the camp brothel in Flossenbürg: one source claims summer 1943; another states it was ⬇️

not opened until 25 March 1944. Sometimes the SS enticed women into serving in brothels by promising them more humane treatment or reductions of their indefinite sentence. This caused anger or envy among some female inmates. Nina Michailovna, Soviet camp prisoner, reported: ⬇️

"When we found out that a girl in our block was chosen, we caught her and threw a blanket on her and beat her up so badly that she could hardly move. It wasn't clear if she would recover. They just wanted to have a better life and we punished them this way." ⬇️

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Marie-Louise Pierrette Moru, known as Lisette, was born on July 27, 1925. Her father, Joseph Moru, worked in the shipyard in nearby Lorient. Her mother, Suzanne Gahinet was a fish trader. Lisette was the eldest of three children.

2/n A rebel at heart, Lisette couldn’t stand the Occupation. She wore a Cross of Lorraine – the symbol of Free France – under her jacket collar. She’d take any opportunity she could to thumb her nose behind a German soldier’s back – she wasn’t shy; she’d do it in full view.

3/n With a few friends, Lisette became part of the Resistance – distributing anti-Nazi leaflets and keeping track of the occupiers’ movements. She joined the Nemrod intelligence network.

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3/n Leah worked taking care of babies, and Dov was a carpenter. In 1928, the couple left Eretz Israel and moved to Amsterdam. Their daughter, Ruth, was born in Amsterdam in 1934. When the war broke out, the Jurgraus tried unsuccessfully to flee the Netherlands. In the summer

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We were 16 months in Theresienstadt, when one day we heard that people were being sent to Auschwitz, where they were going to be gassed. Of course nobody wanted to believe this and everybody said that this is impossible

2/n and that these were only rumours.
Unfortunately Papa, Mama, Ruth and I were also amongst those to be sent to Auschwitz. Our fear grew by the hour since we didn’t know what to expect. The unknown is something dreadful, which is even impossible to describe.

3/n As long as we were all together, even though we didn’t live together in the same place, it was somehow bearable, but how would this go on? Where would they send us next? Would they tear us all apart? Would we continue to live? It was an enormous chaos.

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2/n streets additional thousands were arrested by patrols of Romanian and German soldiers and taken to police headquarters.
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3/n “They entered our house, screaming and pillaging all of our belongings. They ordered us all out of the house, also my mother and sisters. We walked to the police station and on the way we saw how people were beaten and bodies of dead Jews were strewn in the streets.” The next

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3/n from severe diarrhea, and most had multiple diseases. Some children died after the effort of simply getting up.
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