> My understanding is that a lot of the Trawnikis were simply trying to stay alive My understanding was different. These were willing participants, going above

> My understanding is that a lot of the Trawnikis were simply trying to stay alive My understanding was different. These were willing participants, going above and beyond the mere instinct to survive. See my other replies. At the behest of their Nazi masters, the Trawniki enacted key parts of the Holocaust and of Generalplan Ost -- the plan to exterminate most of the Slavic population of Eastern Europe. I urge everyone commenting here to read what the Trawniki actually did. These weren't mere collaborators!