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Bookkeeping of Death and Prisoner
Mortality at Majdanek
This article examines the method of
keeping files relating to prisoner deaths and looks at historical
documents and findings concerning human losses at KL Lublin (Majdanek).
Nazi concentration camps utilized a highly bureaucratic system of
prisoner registration, including the recording of the deceased. An
example of Majdanek shows that prisoner deaths were recorded at
several levels of the camp structure and by almost every department
within the headquarters staff. Various types of lists and
statistical data relating to prisoner mortality were sent regularly
to the SS Economic-Administrative Main Office (WVHA) and the Reich
Main Security Office (RSHA).
In the last section of the article, the author - based on archival
sources, witness testimonies and scholarly publications - makes an
attempt to determine the total number of Majdanek victims. |
