Walking around the many blocks of Stammlager I Part 1

There are many different blocks within the perimeter of the Stammlager, and they all look very similar. Alot of the blocks were administration and accommodation, but some had very specific uses. Over the next few blogs I have selected a few blocks and areas of the Stammlager that stick in my mind:

This was a scan of the main camp from inside the main gate. I believe the little wooden hut with pointed roof in front of the building is where the SS guards stood during role call, which could take several hours.

Here is a closer look at the hut used by the SS guards during role call. I believe this area was called Roll Call Square. Imagine having to line up for hours in the cold of the Polish winter or the heat of the Polish summer for hours, with little food or water, malnourished with unsuitable clothes.




Blocks 19 to 21. Named by the prisoners as the 'crematorium waiting room'. Supposedly the infirmary. From 1941 the SS guards carried out selections amongst sick prisoners.