--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: Ravensbrück was built for 3000 prisoners…" description: "\"“Ravensbrück was built for 3000 prisoners. At its height it held 35,000, 30,000 of whom were killed here. From the beginning, the SS did not want women..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3b4/matthew-a-rozell-27012_pregnant-women_ravensbr-ck-was-built-for-3000-prisoners_1840479.jpg" --- # Ravensbrück was built for 3000 prisoners. At its height it… ![“Ravensbrück was built for 3000 prisoners. At its height it held 35,000, 30,000 of whom were killed here. From the beginning, the SS did not want women with children in the camp; but as more and more territory was overrun, the camp swelled. After the Warsaw Ghetto uprising in 1943, there were…” quote by Matthew A. 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When the camp was overrun by the Red Army, 2000 women and 2000 men, mostly too infirm to be death-marched out of the camp, are found. Here”” [Matthew A. Rozell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-a-rozell/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. The camp expanded far beyond its intended capacity, leading to extreme suffering, forced abortions, infant starvation, and mass murder, highlighting the brutal policies of the SS toward women and children. **In simple terms:** Ravensbrück grew, causing massive death and cruelty toward women and infants. Key Takeaway Recognize the horrors of unchecked power and protect vulnerable populations. 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