after the arrival to estonia, inge sylten was sent to slave work in the jägala concentration camp, a facility with less harsh conditions than in other camps. in mid-october 1943, the surviving czech and german jewish women were sent to ereda concentration camp, a division of the vaivara concentration camp in northeastern estonia. their position in the camp was somewhat privileged, as they apparently came from the upper classes of society and usually spoke good german. heinz drosihn noticed inge immediately after her arrival to the camp. he was considered a "normal cruel ss man", however, he visited her in the camp's emergency room on the same day and asked if she was cold. she initially refused better blankets and more food, but few days later she moved to his house and became his personal cook. her influence in the camp gradually increased. during one occasion, she forbade the commandant to use his whip with whom he had punished the inmates. she also sent a carriage for a group of inmates stranded in a snowstorm. however, their relationship was not one-sided and drosihn was not exploited by a clever inmate. gisela danziger, drosihn's former personal cook, recalled that after few weeks of their relationship he pulled off the military insignia from his uniform, claiming that he doesn't want to serve the ss anymore.