Mel_Fluff
@melfluff.bsky.social
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43 year old furry artist trying to get his groove back. Humanist and a left wing libertarian. Proud parter of a trans fem. Bisexual/Pansexual/Non-binary, wishing I could shapeshift. Any pronoun. Art account: @melfluffart.bsky.social
![The influx of non-German prisoners from 1939 meant that prisoners were treated more or less badly based on their nationality rather than the reason for their imprisonment, which had been the deciding factor before the war.[52] Jews, Slavic prisoners, and Spanish Republicans (who had sought refuge in France and were arrested after the fall of France)[72] were targeted for especially harsh treatment which led to a high mortality rate during the first half of the war. In contrast, Reich Germans enjoyed favorable treatment compared to other nationalities.[52] A minority of prisoners obtained substantially better treatment than the rest because they were prisoner functionaries (mostly Germans) or skilled laborers.[45] Prisoner functionaries served at the whim of the SS and could be dismissed for insufficient strictness. As a result, sociologist Wolfgang Sofsky emphasizes that "They took over the role of the SS in order to prevent SS encroachment" and other prisoners remembered them for their brutality.[73]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ma6ant6stvvclrs7brgdctgq/bafkreiaucp3fekcdz6oebwmslgr6s5cfxb4z3nusssu4fozcc4ojinhewm)
