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MEMORIAL AND MUSEUM AUSCHWITZ-BIRKENAU FORMER GERMAN NAZI
CONCENTRATION AND EXTERMINATION CAMP

Registration documents

Registration documents mostly prisoners barracks so called blocks containing basic information about the inmates. These documents were carried out on orders from the SS by writers-prisoners. In different sections of the document writer inscribed: prisoners number ("Häftl. Nr." - Häftlingsnummer), name ("Vor. U. Zuname" - Vor- und Zuname), the date and place of birth ("Geb. Datum u. Ort" - Geburtsdatum und -ort), occupation ("Beruf"), working squad, in which the prisoner was employed ("Kommando") and the number of the room where he spands his nights ("Stube").