▁female ▁prisoners ▁at ▁that ▁point ▁in ▁the ▁war . ▁ ▁Due ▁to ▁a ▁short age ▁of ▁personnel ▁the ▁SS ▁frequently ▁used ▁German ▁prisoners ▁to ▁super v ise ▁other ▁in m ates , ▁and ▁V era ▁was ▁among ▁those ▁chosen ▁to ▁serve , ▁likely ▁due ▁to ▁her ▁pre - war ▁training ▁as ▁a ▁nur se . ▁▁ ▁She ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁camp ' s ▁medical ▁wing ▁as ▁a ▁nur se ▁during ▁her ▁stay , ▁and ▁o vers aw ▁the ▁g ass ing ▁of ▁thousands ▁of ▁women . ▁▁ ▁Her ▁job ▁was ▁to ▁fill ▁out ▁death ▁certific ates ▁for ▁the ▁dead , ▁and ▁inspect ▁their ▁cada vers ▁for ▁gold ▁teeth , ▁which ▁were ▁kept ▁to ▁fin ance ▁the ▁war ▁effort . ▁ ▁By ▁February ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁she ▁was ▁reported ly ▁taking ▁a ▁more ▁active ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁kill ings ; ▁now ▁she ▁was ▁poison ing ▁the ▁sick ly ▁in ▁the ▁medical ▁wing ▁to ▁avoid ▁the ▁effort ▁of ▁having ▁to ▁transport ▁them ▁to ▁the ▁gas ▁ch amb ers . ▁▁ ▁Although ▁former ▁prisoners ▁test ified ▁about ▁this ▁active ▁role , ▁Sal ve qu art ▁herself ▁would ▁only ▁conf ess ▁to ▁her ▁earlier ▁duties ▁filling ▁out ▁death ▁certific ates ▁at ▁her ▁trial . ▁ ▁After ▁Rav ens br ück ▁was ▁liber ated ▁by ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁she ▁ ▁was ▁captured , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁others ▁who ▁had ▁served ▁there , ▁and ▁held ▁for ▁military ▁tri als ▁dub bed ▁the ▁Rav ens br ück ▁Tri