In a Nazi concentration, labor, or death camp, what was a "'sale' Appel"?

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It seems like the term is Zählappell “roll call”, from the verb zählen 'to count'. It may not be necessary to look for the pronunciation in a dialect or Yiddish, if this was the official term used in the camp. The following excerpt from the Dachau camp regulations (Strafordnung) suggests it was:

§3 Mit fünf Tagen strengem Arrest und mehrwöchentlicher Strafarbeit wird bestraft:

  1. Wer einem Zählappell oder einem Appell zur Arbeitseinteilung ohne Grund oder Genehmigung seines Stationsführers fernbleibt.

Rough translation: Punishment with five days arrest and multi-week punitive labor for: 1. those who miss a roll call or work muster without reason or permission from the station leader.

Source: http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/KZ-Lagerordnung

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