Lageranordnungen
Lageranordnungen are formal regulations issued for the management and operation of camps, including prisoner camps, labor camps, and, in historical contexts, concentration camps. The term combines Lager (camp) and Anordnung (instruction/order). In German-language sources, such orders lay out the organizational structure, duties of staff, and the legal framework for daily camp life.
Content commonly covered by Lageranordnungen includes the camp hierarchy (commandant, guards, and subordinate staff), routines and
In the Nazi era, Lageranordnungen functioned as instruments of control within the concentration camp system. They
Today, historians study Lageranordnungen as primary sources that illuminate administrative practice, daily life, and the routine