What Does Blockalteste Mean

Blockalteste. Block elder and inmate functionary in charge of a single concentration camp barracks.

What is Blockalteste Auschwitz?

Blockalteste. A concentration camp inmate appointed to be the leader of a barrack. Buna. The largest Auschwitz sub-camp (or Auschwitz III). It was active from 1942 to 1945.

What is a German commandant?

The commandant (German: KZ-Kommandant, Lagerkommandant) was the chief commanding position within the SS service of a Nazi concentration camp. He held the highest rank and was the most important member of the camp unit.

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