General view of Schirmeck. [10] Pierre's head was immediately shaved upon entering the camps his hair was left and formatted in the shape of a swastika as a humiliation tactic. Along with this, he was marked with a blue badge which showed that he was a homosexual. [3] Nazis had performed violent acts of torture on prisoners, such as: being lashed with a stick 180 times, having synthetic fibres implanted in their skin to cause excruciating pain, and people being fed to dogs as

Image of Pierre Seel in his uniform from Schirmeck-Vorbrück [ 14] Pierre Seel was born in Alsace/Hagenau, Mulhouse, France. [1] He was the youngest of 5 boys, and his family ran a bakery in town. Alsace is close to the German border, which caused conflicts between France and Germany for the land. His family was Catholic, and people in the area considered homosexuality a sin. [3] He had originally had a crush on a girl, and sent a love letter to her that resulted in him being