Concentration Camps
The concentration camps of the Holocaust are where some of the most horrific events occurred. Fold3 has created a page for every major camp. Each page includes a background of the camp, a map, timeline of events, and an account of some of the events.
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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.
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