Tjimahi Baros 5 West-Java

July 12, 2011

Legend & Translation Guide

1. “Boys Town” (boys age 18 & older) (first housed in 19 & 20)

4. “Kids Town” (boys under age 18) (first housed in 14, 21& 22 earlier)

12. VIPs

13. “Tel Aviv” (Jewish people & freemasons)

18. “Vatican City” (Roman Catholic clergy)

23. Infirmary A & out-patient clinic

24. Infirmary B

25. Infirmary C (dysentery ward)

26. Old men from Ambarawa

27. VIPs

C. Cart path

D. Doctors’ quarters

F. Faber (gardening manager)

G. Garbage dump site

J. Jam-making kitchen

L. Library

M. Mill brook

P. Guardhouse & camp police

R. Roll call area

S. Shoe/clog-making shed

T. Toilets & bathrooms

W. Wash areas & laundry

X. Trenches

Boerderij = Farmyard

Gierput = Cesspools

Graven van Braam en Peetoom = Graves of C. Braam & J. C. J. Peetoom, executed on May 5, 1942

Kantoor = Office

Keuken = Kitchen

Kooien voor gestraften = Punishment cages

Laboratorium = Laboratory

Lijkenhuis = Mortuary

NSB = Nationaal-Socialistische Beweging (Dutch pro-Nazi Nationalist-Socialist Movement)

Oebie-veld = Sweet potato field

Olifanten-Gras = Elephant grass

Oost = East

Open werkplaats = Workshop (open to all)

Platje = Terrace

Schaal = Scale

Technische Dienst = Technical services

Toko = Small convenience store, canteen

Tuindienst = Gardening center

Tuinen = Vegetable gardens

Witte poort = White entrance

Zagerij = Sawmill

Zwarte poort = Black entrance

Sources: Atlas Japanse Kampen, Volume 1, page 115 (H. A. M. Liesker)

H.A.M.Liesker –separate camp map of Baros 5 (with characters A through Q)

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