Převýchova pod dohledem německé říše. Pracovně-výchovný tábor Hradištko na fotografiích
Re-education Under the Supervision of the German Reich. The Hradištko Labor and Education Camp in Photographs

Summary/Abstract: In 1943, renowned Czech filmmaker and photographer Jiří Jeníček was commissioned to document the labor-education camps in the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia, capturing the harsh realities faced by over 4,000 Czechs punished for "labor offenses" at Hradištko camp. These camps, managed by the Protectorate's non-uniformed police, were designed to re-educate individuals who violated work discipline, often young men conscripted for forced labor in Germany. The Hradištko camp, one of the oldest, operated from late 1942 to November 1943, before becoming a subcamp of the Flossenbürg concentration camp. Jeníček's photographs, preserved in the National Archives, offer a rare glimpse into the daily lives and struggles of the internees, highlighting the severe conditions, including inadequate food, clothing, and medical care. Despite the propagandistic nature of the images, they remain a unique historical record of the period. Jeníček's work, influenced by his background in photojournalism and film, provides a critical visual account of the internment system under Nazi occupation.

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