How Did Auschwitz-Birkenau's Concentration Camp Improve Their Living Conditions
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Between 1933 and 1945, Nazi Germany established about 20,000 camps to imprison its many millions of victims (Nazi Camps). Auschwitz- Birkenau was the largest concentration camp (Auschwitz). The Auschwitz- Birkenau camp killed the most amount of people (Concentration and Death Camps). The living conditions, basic necessities, and treatment of the prisoners were inhumane. The prisoners were forced to live in disgusting conditions. Men and women were separated in the barracks. The barracks were very small and had no flooring with very few bathrooms. The barracks were wooden with only 3 bunks in each. However the bunks were so long they could fit 20 prisoners. Many prisoners died during the winter because the barracks did not have heat. Since the number of toilets were limited many prisoners were forced to share them. Everytime the prisoners went to shower, they had to shower in very dirty water. The daily routines that prisoners went through were designed to reduce the number of prisoners (Auschwitz - Birkenau : Living Conditions).…show more content… Prisoners were unable to access any clean water so they were always dirty and their clothes were never clean. The prisoners were not allowed to keep clean clothes with them in the camp. Prisoners were only given a new pair of clean clothes every so often (Auschwitz - Birkenau : Sanitation). In the camps, the men would wear a vest, trousers, hat, and a coat. The women would be supplied with a smock type dress. Prisoners wore wooden or leather clogs on their feet. Socks were not given out (Auschwitz Birkenau). The prisoners were not given much food and some days they were not fed. Prisoners were not given much of a dinner. In fact, they were only given a small piece of bread (Auschwitz - Birkenau: