Tag: concentration camp
Former concentration camp guard sentenced to five years in prison
In the trial of a former guard in the Sachsenhausen concentration camp, the accused was sentenced to five years in prison for being an accessory to murder in 3,518 cases.…
Nuremberg: How March field station degenerates from Nazi times – Bavaria
First the Nazis used the “Marzfeld Train Station” as a welcome point for Nazi meetings, then they organized their terror against Jews from there. In the city, they call the…
Mühldorf: Construction of the memorial in the subcamp continues – Bavaria
Erich Finsches himself had to help build this massive concrete bunker, the last arch of which stretches high and far into the forest behind him. He hauled bags of cement…
Commemoration in Poing: “Only creatures survive under these conditions” – Ebersberg
Almost 100 interested people gathered at the Poinger memorial for the 1945 death train in spring-like temperatures. The chairs provided are not sufficient for the number of people present. Many…
Dachau: BR documentary about the last prisoner of the concentration camp – Bavaria
The Pole Mieczysław Charecki was the last person to be registered with a number in the Dachau concentration camp, two days before it was liberated by American soldiers. Two filmmakers…
16 concentration camp survivors on site: Ukraine war casts shadows on Buchenwald commemoration
16 concentration camp survivors on site The Ukraine war casts a shadow over Buchenwald’s commemoration 04/10/2022 10:23 p.m Official representatives from Russia were not welcome, but the Russian war of…
Buchenwald concentration camp liberated 77 years ago – survivors at a memorial service
A commemoration ceremony was held at the Buchenwald Memorial near Weimar on Sunday to commemorate the liberation of the former Nazi concentration camp 77 years ago. For the first time…
Buchenwald concentration camp liberated 77 years ago – survivors at a memorial service
A commemoration ceremony was held at the Buchenwald Memorial near Weimar on Sunday to commemorate the liberation of the former Nazi concentration camp 77 years ago. For the first time…
Stutthof Trial: Concentration Camp Survivors as Witnesses – Politics
She would like to forget. The concentration camps, the labor camp. Auschwitz, Stutthof, Thorn. But it doesn’t work. “You can’t forget the beatings and the fear and hunger,” says Towa-Magda…