

The administration of the camp was the responsibility of the NKVD/MVD. The first commander was captain Fyodor J. Matuskov. Major Konstantin P. Andrejev was put in charge in 1947. Members of the secret services (operative groups) were responsible for interrogations. Units of the Red Army, the Ministry of Interior (NKVD/MVD), and the secret state police (NKGB/MGB) guarded the camp.
The Soviets had to deal with constant staffing problems. Many positions were left unfilled. The actual administration and guard details consisted of less than 200 people. Serving in a guard detail was not very lucrative and required living in the casern and being subject to the repressive actions of the camp leaders. There was barely any contact between the internees and the guards. The Soviet leadership used German inmates to administer the camp internally.