A place unfortunately called home by many, was home to about 132,000 people during World War II, most were women. Ravensbruck was the only main concentration camp for women during the war. Ravensbruck was a harsh life full of death, disease, and the thought of living until the end of the day. By the time the war began, the camp became more popular. Soon there were people coming from about twenty different countries from Europe. When people arrived at Ravensbruck, they were separated into different groups. They were separated by different color triangles person should be put to death or not. The colors represent what type of crime they made or what law they broke. Soon, they would possibly tell if a The triangles were sewn on to their uniforms. A red triangle represented that someone was a political prisoner, a purple triangle represented Jahova’s Witnesses, a black triangle represented asocial prisoners, a green triangle represented that the prisoner was a …show more content…
They were set to work making parts for German planes, vehicles, and other war equipment. Stronger prisoners usually did these jobs. Weaker or sick prisoners usually made things such as clothing and such. If someone quit or refused to work, they were beaten and often tortured and would die. Rules were strict and guards would punish without warning. Most prisoners were very weak and could not do much, which did not help much. Prisoners were given half rations which consisted of just a piece of bread and another morsel of something. They were also let into their barracks late and were woken up very early in the morning, about four, and had to stand for roll call for hours at a time. Often times they stood for two or three hours straight. During the cold months, they marched or walked in place to keep warm. The guards did not stop the prisoners from doing this. Being exhausted did not help with the exhausting work they