Definition of condemn for English Language Learners. : 1  to say in a strong and definite way that someone or something is bad or wrong. : 2  to give (someone) a usually severe punishment. : 3  to cause (someone) to suffer or live in difficult or unpleasant conditions.
The first concentration established in Nazi Germany was at Dachau. As the name of the camps suggest, these camps incarcerated a large number of people into a relatively small area â i.e. concentrated their numbers into a small space.
Overall, the Dachau concentration camp system included 123 sub-camps and Kommandos which were set up in 1943 when factories were built near the main camp to make use of forced labor of the Dachau prisoners. Out of the 123 sub-camps, eleven of them were called Kaufering, distinguished by a number at the end of each.