Meaning KAPO
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KAPO


Prisoner in charge of a group of inmates in Nazi concentration camps.
Source: jewishvirtuallibrary.org

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Kapo was a term used for certain prisoners who worked inside the Nazi concentration camps during World War II in various lower administrative positions. Kapos received more privileges than normal prisoners, towards whom they were often brutal. They were often convicts who were offered this work in exchange for a reduced sentence or parole.
Source: resistance-archive.org (offline)

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KAPO


head of a Judenrat, the Jewish council running a ghetto
Source: juf.org

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kapo capo foreman
Source: en.wiktionary.org





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