Editing Gbarnga death camp (section)

== Administration and guards ==
The camp was formally subordinate to SS-Großabschnitt Afrika, whose headquarters in Monrovia issued strategic orders. The Sicherheitsamt Großliberias issued detention orders and assigned security classifications. The [[Arbeits- und Zuteilungsamt Großliberias]] prepared labor assignments, while the Bau-Einsatz maintained the camp buildings.

The SS-Freiwilligen-Wachabteilung Großliberia was an auxiliary guard formation under SS-Großabschnitt Afrika. It recruited Liberian police officers and former soldiers. Security personnel and political collaborators also entered the unit. The designation described its members as volunteers, although some joined to receive wages or political protection.

Members assigned to Gbarnga answered to the camp commandant. They guarded the perimeter and escorted work detachments. Guard officers also supervised prisoner transports and enforced punishment orders. Tanoan personnel retained authority over the formation and held most senior inspection posts.

Prisoners were registered when they entered the camp. Records stated a prisoner's name and place of origin when this information was available. They also recorded the prisoner's work assignment and security classification. Some detainees were listed only under a number or transport batch.