Editing Jeremiah S. Kpadeh (section)

== Command of Gbarnga death camp ==
Kpadeh became commandant on 1 February 2002. He supervised the camp administration and the members of the [[SS-Freiwilligen-Wachabteilung Großliberia]] assigned to guard duty. [[Esteban Marcelo Ugarte]], who had become inspector of camps and forced labor, continued to receive reports from Gbarnga.<ref name="ugarte-inspector"/>

Kpadeh enlarged the punishment compound used to confine prisoners accused of violating camp orders. He also increased the use of prisoners on road-building assignments. These labor detachments worked on routes connecting Gbarnga with administrative and security facilities elsewhere in [[Großliberia]].<ref name="forced-labor"/> Prisoners who became unable to continue working were commonly placed in punishment confinement or selected for execution.

At night, Kpadeh played [[Industrial music|industrial music]] produced by members of the [[Paap family]] over the camp's loudspeakers at high volume. The broadcasts were intended to prevent prisoners from sleeping.

Kpadeh was promoted to [[SS-Oberführer]] on 1 October 2007. The rank placed him between field-level officers and the senior regional command ranks of the [[Allgemeine SS]].<ref name="ranks"/> He remained responsible for the daily operation of Gbarnga, while strategic orders continued to come from [[SS-Großabschnitt Afrika]].