Revisiting the Horrors of War
The only thing that is common during a state of war is the haunting violence and constant crimes against humanity. Regardless of where the war is located, there are people bound to experience the atrocities that is a recurring theme among war conditions. Stalags or prisoner of war camps are common means to detain prisoners who often are used for slave purposes. POWs are often starved to death or overworked to extreme physical and mental exhaustion. Some are even sentenced to death without stating any reason for this atrocious behavior. With the end of World War, many countries became signatories for providing rights of POWs even during a state of war.
During war, stalags have become concentration camps of many POWs. Often, prisoners are taken to separate camps depending on their ranks and service position. A Stalag Luft is intended for prisoners who are military flying personnel. On the other hand, Marlags are POW camps intended for detaining all types of Navy personnel. Depending on a particular branch of service, POWs were taken to different base war camps. Military officers with high ranking positions are taken to Oflags in different military districts. Records show that the German army was divided into 17 military districts; each of which is capable of holding their own stalags and oflags with separate sub camps for each main camp. With that large of a camp, you can just imagine how many people actually became POWs and suffered the extreme violence that is brought by wars.
In Auswichz alone, it has been estimated that more than 2,000,000 POWs were slain through numerous crimes against humanity. And that is one of the 17 main camps that were established during the war. Certainly, this large scale crime against humanity has resulted in many sacrifices. Those who were able to survive will forever live with a scar that has changed their life forever.