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Concentration-Camp Esterwegen 1.8.1934
Commandant's Office
DiscrEszARY AND MAL-CODE FOR PRISON-CAMP
Introdnction:
In . aceordsnoe .:with existing camp-orders the following
penalties , aro‘.Published, for the maintenance of law and order
within the limits of the Concentration-Camp Eistarwegen.
Al]. prisoners: of the .KL,Estetiregen are subject to these
orders from the time of admission until the time of discharge.
The executive powers are with the Camp-Comniandant. He
is personally responsible to the Inspector Of - Concentration-
Camps for the execution of published. Camp-Orders. The latter
is -subordinate to the Coninander of the Political Police. The
former issues his orders on the 1.atter's instructions.
Toleration shows weakness. .Recognising vas, ruthless
action will be taken, where it appears nabedsa.ry in the -interest
of the Fatherland. The respectable Patriot will Wt .come into
contact with this penal-code. You political and 'intellectual
agitators, however, whatever your oreed, take note; beware that
you are not caught or we will be after your blood and will
silence you with your own methods.:
Paragraph 1
The following will be punished with 3 days strict confinement:
1) Anyone kno*ingly making false statements at interrogations
or examinations
2) Anyone taking second. helpings at mealtimes without
permission of his Coy Commander, or receiving two
rations from the cook
3) Anyone trying to evade bathing, or not maintaining
sufficient personal hygiene
4-) Anyone sending soiled laundry away
Paragraph 2
The following will be punished with 5 days strict confinement:
1) Anyone not rising immediately after Reveille, or not
making his bed or respectively not cleaning the room
2 Anyone wearing plain clothes in camp without permission
3 AnyOne ommitting tO report his contamination by vermin
4. Anyone acting as Gef.-Feldwebel (prisoners' platoon
leader) or Gef.-KO o ... . .ra haftsfithrer (prisoners' section
leader), not supervising regimenta.1" haircuts
Anyone not having a "regimental" haircut
6 Anyone acting as Cef.-Feldwebel or Korporalschaftsethrer
ommitting to fix prescribed, nominal rolls or inventories
in his barrack-room, or prescribed name-plates on the
beds; or falsifying the above lists
) Anyone, as prisoner, not complying with lawful orders
given by the Gef.-Feldwebel, Korporalschaftsftihrer or
Foreman
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