Educational company

In addition to the penal company, the educational company was a penal unit in the main camp of the Auschwitz concentration camp , which was formed in May 1941 and existed for only four months. Initially, the educational company was housed in block 10 and soon after in block 11 . As a mark on the prisoner's clothing , the angle had to be sewn on by the prisoners of the education company pointing upwards. In contrast to the punishment company, prisoners were assigned to the education company who had committed less serious “offenses” (for example “improper greetings” or “hands in pockets”). As a prisoner functionary , Emil Bednarek led the education company , among others .

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b Irena Strzelecka: Punishments and torture . In: Wacław Długoborski, Franciszek Piper (ed.): Auschwitz 1940–1945. Studies on the history of the Auschwitz concentration and extermination camp. , Oswiecim 1999, Volume II: The Prisoners - Conditions of Existence, Work and Death , p. 464.
^ Martin Weinmann (ed.), With contributions by Anne Kaiser and Ursula Krause-Schmitt: The National Socialist Camp System . 4th edition. (1st & 2nd edition. 1990, 3rd edition. 1999). Zweiausendeins, Frankfurt 2001, p. 28.

[Strzelecka464-1] Irena Strzelecka: Punishments and torture . In: Wacław Długoborski, Franciszek Piper (ed.): Auschwitz 1940–1945. Studies on the history of the Auschwitz concentration and extermination camp. , Oswiecim 1999, Volume II: The Prisoners - Conditions of Existence, Work and Death , p. 464.

[2] Martin Weinmann (ed.), With contributions by Anne Kaiser and Ursula Krause-Schmitt: The National Socialist Camp System . 4th edition. (1st & 2nd edition. 1990, 3rd edition. 1999). Zweiausendeins, Frankfurt 2001, p. 28.