The word kapo refers to the people who were responsible for supervising prisoners in Nazi concentration camps. Kapos were often recruited from among the most violent common law prisoners or among those whose cunning or servility had allowed them to be among the elders, temporarily escaping the "carts" leading to extermination.
The word kapo refers to the people who were responsible for supervising prisoners in Nazi concentration camps. Kapos were often recruited from among the most violent common law prisoners or among those whose cunning or servility had allowed them to be among the elders, temporarily escaping the "carts" leading to extermination.