▁one ▁had ▁to ▁be ▁ra cially ▁" super ior " ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁function ary . ▁The ▁group ▁category ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁factor . ▁A ▁knowledge ▁of ▁foreign ▁languages ▁was ▁also ▁advantage ous , ▁particularly ▁as ▁the ▁international ▁population ▁of ▁the ▁cam ps ▁increased ▁and ▁they ▁preferred ▁a ▁certain ▁level ▁of ▁education . ▁ ▁An ▁eager ▁prisoner ▁function ary ▁could ▁have ▁a ▁camp ▁" care er " ▁as ▁an ▁SS ▁favorite ▁and ▁be ▁promoted ▁from ▁Kap o ▁to ▁Ober kap o ▁and ▁eventually ▁to ▁L ager äl test er , ▁but ▁he ▁could ▁also ▁just ▁as ▁easily ▁run ▁af oul ▁of ▁the ▁SS ▁and ▁be ▁sent ▁to ▁the ▁gas ▁ch amb ers . ▁ ▁Sign ific ance ▁Histor ian ▁Kar in ▁Orth ▁writes , ▁" There ▁was ▁hardly ▁a ▁measure ▁of ▁the ▁SS ▁so ▁perf id ious ▁as ▁its ▁attempt ▁to ▁delegate ▁the ▁implementation ▁of ▁terror ▁and ▁violence ▁to ▁the ▁vict ims ." ▁ ▁" The ▁concentration ▁camp ▁system ▁ow ed ▁its ▁stability ▁in ▁no ▁small ▁way ▁to ▁a ▁cadre ▁of ▁kap os , ▁who ▁took ▁over ▁the ▁daily ▁operations ▁of ▁the ▁camp , ▁rel ieving ▁the ▁SS ▁personnel . ▁Thus , ▁absolute ▁power ▁was ▁u bi quit ous . ▁Without ▁the ▁deleg ation ▁of ▁power , ▁the ▁system ▁of ▁discipline ▁and ▁super vision ▁would ▁have ▁prompt ly ▁dis integr ated . ▁The ▁rival ry ▁over ▁super vis ory , ▁administrative ▁and ▁w are house ▁function ary ▁jobs ▁was , ▁for ▁the ▁SS , ▁just ▁a ▁welcome ▁opportunity ▁to ▁pit ▁groups ▁of ▁prisoners