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Oranienburg, 15 August 1944 SS—Economic—Administration Department Section D—Concentration Camps—
DIV—189—8.44-—Ru./Schm.
Diary No. 199/44 Secret
Subject: Report of the number of prisoners and Survey of prisoners clothing type "G" and "Z" and the supply of "G" available.
Reference: Telephone call by SS-Sturmbannfuehrer Waschkau on 15.8.44.
To: Chief of Section B, SS-Gruppenfuehrer and Lieutenant-General of the Waffen-SS Loerner Berlin—Lichterfelde/West Unter den Eichen 126-135
With reference to the above-mentioned telephone call, I am sending herewith a report on the actual number of prisoners for 1.8.1944 and of the new arrivals already announced, as well as the clothing report for 15.8.44.
(1) The actual number on 1.8.44, consisted of:
a. male prisoners 379 167
b. female prisoners 145 119
In addition, there are the following new arrivals:
1. from the Hungary program (anti-Jewish action)
2. from Litzmannstadt (Police prison and Ghetto)
3. Poles from the General Government.....__________ 15
4. Convicts from the Eastern Territories........... 10
5. former Polish officers............................ 17 000
6. from Warsaw (Poles) ........................... 400 000
7. continued arrivals from France approx. 15000...
Most of the prisoners are already on the way and will be received into the Concentration Camps within the next few days.
(2) Survey of clothing for male prisoners in the possession of the prisoners or the Concentration Camp.
90 000
60 000
15 000
10 000
17 000
400 000
20 000
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a. "G" clothing b. "Z" clothing Supply of clothing held by Section D in Sachsenhausen and B uchenwald
Cloth jackets 232 024 168 987 70 509
Cloth trousers 184 338 121 581 72 220
Cloth coats 162 809 102 657 19 990
Cloth caps 257 509 65 669 27 610
Drill jackets 229 840 - 2 930
Drill trousers 243 366 - 6 865
Shirts 358 871 331 467 5 500
Underpants 457 232 167 022 1 000
Woolen waistcoats 169 462 19 605 32 501
Material waistcoats - 38 847 -Socks 328 041 9 517 174 186
Foot-bandages 96 615 - 30 240
Short socks 82 739 - 2 200
Ear protectors Balaclava helmets 97 567 9 640 440
(Teufelshauben) 47 845 12 000 206 220
Handkerchiefs 20 941 77 205 17 000
Mittens 74 570 - 145 400
Gloves - 9 177 -Knap-sacks—paper 48 386 - -Knap-sacks—material 89 396 - -Aprons 6 267 4 796 -Working jackets - 2 602
Working trousers - 2 594 -Working suits - 4 998 -Lace-shoes—leather 47 406 16 979
Lace-shoes with wooden soles Lace-shoes with buckles 243 128 — 977
and wooden soles 10 041 - 3 539
Wooden clogs 119 259 - -Boots, high (leather) 2 192 3 233 -Hollaender 13 520 - "
Body-belts 9 788 - -Woolen shawl - 9 770 -Boots with wooden soles 389 - -Half-shoes—leather 1 635 - -Bags for effects 21 992 —
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(3) Survey of the clothing for female prisoners in the possession of the prisoners or the Concentration Camp.
a. "G" clothing b. "ZM clothing Supply of clothing held by Section D in Ravensbrueck
Winter dresses 38 064 _ 2 220
Summer dresses 55 638 - -Dresses "Z" - 141 963 -Skirts "Z" - 34 796 -Blouses "Z" - 36 262 -Winter jackets 42 183 - 4 840
Coats "Z" - 32 802 -Shirts 35 418 210 808 14 680
Night-dresses 9 194 4 940 —
Winter trousers 48 246 - 14 010
Summer trousers 35 781 - 6 690
Knickers - 79 687 -Petticoats 36 878 938 3 490
Women's jackets "Z" - 8 041 -Women's stockings 41 677 58 711 6 199
Suspender belts 13 676 3 322 2 622
Head scarves 32 270 60 643 -Woolen -waistcoats 2 066 74 808 13 290
Brassieres - 7 620
Bandages—paper 33 400 - ' 186 798
Bandages—material 64 041 - 9 755
Bandage-belts 23 826 - 807
Handkerchiefs 38 553 14 562 152 100
Aprons 4 436 13 636 -Women's caps 9 488 - 5 600
Mittens 9 294 - _
Gloves "Z" - 5 931 -Lace-shoes—leather 2 392 14 348 -Half-shoes—leather 20 442 - -Lace-shoes with wooden soles 33 967 - -Clogs 40 092 - -Hollaender 7 272 - -Bags for effects 19 963 ' - -
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(4) Owing to a total at the time of 524,286 prisoners and to the new batch of 612,000* prisoners already announced and on the way, it is impossible for me to undertake to clothe completely all the unexpected new arrivals, in spite of the latest assignment of special allotments of yarn and textiles for the Hungary program through the Reich Ministry of Economics.
I would also like to mention that the civilian clothing previously received from the Hungary program has all been distributed and precious little can be expected from other useful articles received from the Poland action (Warsaw).
The civilian clothing already distributed, particularly underclothes and shoes, have to be replaced very soon owing to their inferior quality. Their durability, in comparison with new articles is very limited.
Further it must be kept in mind that the employment of prisoners in special measures [Sondermassnahmen] A and B is a great strain on clothes and footwear and the expected durability must be decreased.
For the above-mentioned reasons, I would ask you, Gruppen-fuehrer, to be so kind as to request that Reich Ministry of Economics to take the necessary steps so that further special allotments of yarn and leather may be assigned to meet the exceedingly great need for prisoners' clothing. Mention might also be made to the Reich Ministry of Economics that, up to the present, enormous quantities of rags of unusable civilian clothes, from the various actions, have been sent for disposal from Auschwitz and other camps to the Reich Ministry of Economics, and more are to follow.
Head of Administration
[initial illegible]
SS Sturmbannfuehrer [Burger]
TRANSLATION OF DOCUMENT II66-PS
Date: Date Unknown
Total Pages: 1
Language of Text: English
Source of Text: Nazi conspiracy and aggression (Office of United States Chief of Counsel for Prosecution of Axis Criminality. Washington, D.C. : U.S. Government Printing Office, 1946.)
Evidence Code: PS-II66
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