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Did the Nazis tattoo prisoners at all of the camps?

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During the Holocaust, concentration camp prisoners received tattoos only at one location, the Auschwitz concentration camp complex. ... read more

She was sent to a Nazi concentration camp for people who had one Jewish parent. The interviewer ask her if she had a concentration camp number tattooed on her arm. She said that the prisoners in her concentration camp were not treated quite as badly as the Jews were. read more

The tattoo was applied to the upper left part of the breast. In March 1942, the same method was used in Birkenau. [citation needed] The common belief that all concentration camps put tattoos on inmates is not true. The misconception is because many times Auschwitz inmates were sent to other camps and that is where they were liberated from. read more

Contrary to popular belief, Auschwitz, which consisted of Auschwitz I (Main Camp), Auschwitz II (Auschwitz-Birkenau), and Auschwitz III (Monowitz and the subcamps) was the only concentration camp where tattoos were used to identify prisoners. read more

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