The punishments meted out to those who did something contrary to camp regulations were terrible, he added. One was usually hit with the cat-o'- nine-tails for a number of times, the number determined according to the seriousness of the offence. If for instance, a prisoner was found smoking a cigarette during the day, he received upward of 12 strokes. In order that this punishment should be sufficient and that the man giving it would not through his tiredness lessen it, a number of officers were present, and each of them struck three times. A major offence, such as not making one's bed neatly in the morning, would mean 25 strokes, which were scientifically applied, the.|first on the legs and successive strokes gradually rising until the kidneys were attained. Usually a man thus punished would be unable to get up. If he applied to be transferred to the hospital additional punishment was meted out. Another method of punishing offenders was to tie their hands behind their back and sub. sequently to attach them to a tree where they had to stay for 24 hours.
"We who arrived here today," the man continued, "are all fortunate, however, because we were amongst jthe last ones to be released from concentration camps. Since the latest anti-Jewish measures came into effect recently, no Jew will be released from the camps until further notice, irrespective of his Original sentence.
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