Routine
In summer prisoners would wake up at 4:30 a.m and 5:30 a.m in the winters. At this time, prisoners would try to relieve themselves and wash before roll call. They would also eat breakfast.
After that, they would work for up to a minimum of 11 hours each day (the time was shortened in winter time). There was then a noon meal that typically lasted from 12:00 p.m to 1:00 p.m. At the end of the day, corpses were carried back because they were killed while they were doing the difficult labor. At 7:00 p.m there would be another roll call. At that time, the prisoners would be dimissed to have their evening meal. Later at 9:00 p.m a gong would state nighttime silence.
The only times prisoners did not labor were on Sundays and holidays. Instead they spent their time tidying up their living quarters, mending or washing clothes, shaving and getting their hair cut. Prisoners could also attend concerts by the camp orchestra.
After that, they would work for up to a minimum of 11 hours each day (the time was shortened in winter time). There was then a noon meal that typically lasted from 12:00 p.m to 1:00 p.m. At the end of the day, corpses were carried back because they were killed while they were doing the difficult labor. At 7:00 p.m there would be another roll call. At that time, the prisoners would be dimissed to have their evening meal. Later at 9:00 p.m a gong would state nighttime silence.
The only times prisoners did not labor were on Sundays and holidays. Instead they spent their time tidying up their living quarters, mending or washing clothes, shaving and getting their hair cut. Prisoners could also attend concerts by the camp orchestra.