Female guards in Nazi concentration camps
| Weibliches Gefolge der SS (SS-Gefolge) | |
Aufseherinnen being escorted to bury deceased prisoners in mass graves following the liberation of Bergen-Belsen (19 April 1945) | |
| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | 1938 |
| Dissolved | 1945 |
| Type | Auxiliary organization |
| Jurisdiction | Nazi Germany |
| Employees | Approximately 3,500 |
| Parent agency | Schutzstaffel SS-Totenkopfverbände |
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SS-Aufseherin (pl. SS-Aufseherinnen; German: [ˈaʊ̯fˌzeːəʁɪn] ⓘ; lit. 'female SS overseer') was the position title for a female guard in Nazi concentration camps. Female camp personnel were members of the SS-Gefolge auxiliary organization, which served the SS-Totenkopfverbände (SS-TV) in a limited capacity as women were not formally recognized as members of the Schutzstaffel.