Ravensbrück Concentration Camp

he Ravensbrück Concentration Camp was the largest female camp in the Nazi prison system. Many women in the camp were Jewish, others were political prisoners, asocials, Jehovah's Witnesses, gypsies, and criminals. Men oversaw the leadership in the camp, but the female inmates were looked after by women guards of the “female civilian employees of the SS.” Ravensbrück became the largest training facility for these female guards of the SS during the camp's active period. The women of Ravensbrück worked during their incarceration mostly in agricultural and industrial fields. However, prisoners also faced being selected for euthanasia programs, horrifying medical experiments, and even work in brothels. The women of Ravensbrück suffered greatly during their incarceration, and the lack of food and sanitary conditions only aggravated the problems these women faced. When Soviet forces liberated the camp on April 29, 1945, they found thousands of women ready to regain their life and freedom.