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Kapos
A kapo was a type of prisoner functionaries, prisoner functionary () at a Nazi concentration and extermination camps, Nazi concentration or extermination camp. They were, whether voluntary or coerced, Collaboration with Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy, collaborators who worked under the ''Schutzstaffel'' (SS) to carry out administrative tasks or supervise the Forced labor in Nazi concentration camps, forced labour of inmates. In addition to being given authority over their fellow prisoners, they would often enjoy comparatively better conditions at the camps, such as increased food rations or less physical brutality from SS guards. Due to their privileged status and actions, kapos were highly resented and were frequently lynched by other prisoners when the camps were liberated by the Allies of World War II, Allies over the course of World War II. In the aftermath of World War II, there were many instances of kapos being prosecuted alongside Nazis for their role at the camps. Most ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nazis And Nazi Collaborators (Punishment) Law
The Nazis and Nazi Collaborators (Punishment) Law () is a 1950 Israeli law passed by the First Knesset that provides a legal framework for the prosecution of crimes against Jews and other persecuted people committed in Nazi Germany, German-occupied Europe, or territory under the control of another Axis power between 1933 and 1945. The law's primary target was Jewish Holocaust survivors alleged to have collaborated with the Nazis, in particular prisoner functionaries ("kapos") and the Jewish Ghetto Police. It was motivated by the anger of survivors against perceived collaborators and a desire to "purify" the community. The law criminalizes crimes against humanity, war crimes, and "crimes against the Jewish people", as well as a variety of lesser offenses. It has a number of unusual provisions, including '' ex post facto'' application, extraterritoriality, a relaxation in the usual rules of evidence, and mandatory death sentence for the most serious crimes laid out in the law. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |