Concentration Camps

Auschwitz-Birkenau, Poland

The most famous and largest of all Nazi camps because of its size and the large number of lives lost within the walls of this death camp.

Belzec, Poland

First extermination Camp, only 2 people were known to have survived.

Bergen-Belsen, Germany

Anne Frank and her sister Margot died here.

Buchenwald, Germany

This large camp held many political prisoners including writers, doctors, former nobility.

Chelmno, Poland

First extermination camp opened to kill Jews of the Lodz Ghetto

Dachau, Germany

First camp opened in Germany for prominent academic, political, religious, & royal prisoners. Search Dachau Registers

Flossenburg, Germany

Housed surviving members of the Valkyrie conspiracy and Simone Michel Levy—French resistance worker. Search Registers

Gross-Rosen, Poland

In 1944 had 11% of the total inmates in all concentration camps.

Janowska, Ukraine

The Janowska concentration camp began as a factory on Janowska Street in Lvov, Poland.

Kaiserwald, Latvia

This camp held all Jewish prisoners in Latvia.

Majdanek, Poland

Located near Lublin—a large city.

Mauthausen, Austria

Used as a camp for the intelligentsia prisoners who were killed through hard labor. Search Registers

Mittelbau-Dora, Germany

Provided workers for the V-2 rocket factory.

Natzweiler-Struthof, France

Only camp on French soil, writer Boris Pahor interned here.

Neuengamme, Germany

Camp prisoners were used as forced laborers in several industries including a renovation of the brickworks.

Plaszow, Germany

Commanded by Amon Goth, particularly sadistic SS commandant.

Ravensbruck, Germany

Largest Female Concentration Camp, Survivor: Corrie ten Boom.

Sachsenhausen, Germany

Held prominent political prisoners including Joseph Stalin's oldest son.

Sobibor, Poland

Extermination camp where only a few Jews survived.

Stutthof, Poland

Last camp liberated by Soviets.

Theresienstadt, Czech Republic

Used by Nazis as propaganda to make others believe that concentration camps were humane.

Treblinka, Poland

Secret extermination camp used in Operation Reinhardt.

Westerbork, Netherlands

Transit camp for sending Italian and Dutch Jews east to killing centers.