"Sonderkommando" Example Sentences
1. The sonderkommando were responsible for disposing of the bodies in the concentration camps.
2. He was recruited into the sonderkommando against his will.
3. The sonderkommando knew they were risking their own lives every day.
4. The sonderkommando were usually prisoners themselves.
5. The sonderkommando typically worked in groups of four or five.
6. Most sonderkommando were eventually killed by the SS.
7. The sonderkommando had to remove any valuable items from the bodies before burning them.
8. The sonderkommando were given very little food or rest.
9. The sonderkommando were often forced to participate in the killings.
10. It was believed that the sonderkommando were haunted by the souls of the dead.
11. The sonderkommando were under constant surveillance by the SS.
12. The sonderkommando were not permitted to speak with anyone outside of their unit.
13. The sonderkommando were seen as disposable by the SS.
14. The sonderkommando were required to wear special clothing while working.
15. Some of the sonderkommando were able to escape and join the resistance.
16. The sonderkommando were not allowed to have any contact with their families.
17. The sonderkommando were the only ones allowed to handle the bodies of the dead.
18. The sonderkommando were generally treated very poorly by the SS.
19. The sonderkommando had to work quickly to dispose of the bodies before they attracted attention.
20. The sonderkommando were constantly living in fear of being killed by the SS.
21. The sonderkommando were not given any weapons or means of defending themselves.
22. The sonderkommando were often exposed to diseases and illness.
23. The sonderkommando were sometimes given special privileges or rewards.
24. The sonderkommando were forbidden from speaking with each other during work hours.
25. The sonderkommando were tasked with keeping the crematoriums operational.
26. The sonderkommando were often tortured or killed for any perceived disobedience.
27. The sonderkommando knew that their own deaths were inevitable.
28. The sonderkommando were often used as scapegoats for the atrocities committed by the SS.
29. The sonderkommando were sometimes given small amounts of alcohol as a reward for their work.
30. The sonderkommando were forced to participate in the elimination of their own people.
Common Phases
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Sonderkommando have a difficult job; the
Sonderkommando were forced to do horrible things; the prisoners feared the
Sonderkommando; the
Sonderkommando were often killed after a few months on the job; the work of the
Sonderkommando was kept secret; the
Sonderkommando were given special privileges but also lived in constant fear.