In 1944 the conditions in the camp reached their most brutal phase. Children were regularly called "children of bandits", were beaten and kicked by camp personnel, and were forced to dig trenches. Most of the children had fallen ill, and many died from exhaustion, maltreatment, hunger or disease.
In 1944, the camp's conditions reached their most extreme point. Children were frequently referred to as 'children of bandits', subjected to physical abuse, and compelled to excavate trenches. The majority of the children had become ill, and many succumbed to exhaustion, mistreatment, hunger, or disease.