re: #40 Targetpractice

Did a basic look into the way the camps were handled by the Reich during WWII. And one thing of note was that they were actually fairly high-turnover, particularly because the guards assigned to any duties involving executions tended to burn out quickly from emotional stress. The SS actually had to constantly monitor camp morale and pull men off guard duty if they felt it was getting too much for them. Surprisingly, they also tried to monitor for the exact opposite, namely guards who took too much pleasure in wanton cruelty and murder, removing them largely because most prisoners were viewed as vital wartime labor and unnecessary injury or execution was a drain on resources.

hitler kept vital trains of supplies and men from reaching the western campaign in order to prioritize jews heading east. camp commandants may have removed aggressive guards for reasons having to do with unit cohesion, but I’d doubt it was third reich policy.