86530The triangular corners in this list were created 1936 by the "SS" to classification the prisoners. They have been used all of these corners, as far as to me is known, in "all" concentration camps. The corners were fasten on the left breast side. Beside of this eight corners there were even other sub-groups to the more exact division of the prisoners.
The eight most known corners: |
Homosexual, also called "The 175", (§ 175 forbids Homosexuality) were looked by the camp society in general as abnormal and injuriously. They were in every concentration camp an edge group, or stood at the lowest hierarchy level.. |
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"Assozials", had a bad position in the camp hierarchy. In the opinion of the "NS" National-Socialist every "Associal" Person is work-shy and comparably to a national pests. They were, like the homosexual, an edge group without privileges in the camps. |
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From 1937 there was also for political prisoners a special corner. |
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The Jews carried a yellow Star of David (2 yellow corners) and upper also one of the abovementioned other colours could have been. |
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Biblical scholar, the witnesses of Jehovah. They became victims of the "NS" because of her logical and peaceful opposition against orders, in the contradiction to her world view lay pursued. |
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Emigrants |
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Gipsy (later black) |
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"Criminals", became it divided in: |
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The members of the penal company had a black point at the corner point. |
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"Race desecrator" |
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Jewish "race desecrator" |
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were marked, in addition, with a red-white target on breast and back. |
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received about her triangle a same-coloured beam. |
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were marked separately in the form of a Star of David. |
