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- Neuengamme was a network of Nazi concentration camps, consisting of the main camp, Neuengamme, and more than 85 satellite camps. It was northwest Germany’s largest concentration camp, situated 15 km southeast of the centre of Hamburg. The grounds of the former concentration camp now serve as a memorial and research centre in Bergedorf.
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In the early summer of 1940, Neuengamme became an independent camp and remained the main concentration camp in North-West Germany until 1945. The Gestapo and the SS security service sent tens of thousands of people from across occupied Europe to Neuengamme concentration camp.
Until June 4th, 1940, Neuengamme was a sub-camp of Sachsenhausen. At this date Neuengamme became an independent concentration camp, under the direct control of the overseer of concentration camps.
Jan 27, 2022 · Established in 1938, it was built by the prisoners themselves, and had close to 90 satellite camps, known as Aussenkommandos. This year, the theme for Holocaust Memorial Day is ‘One Day’. Looking...
Feb 20, 2024 · In June 1940, the SS established Neuengamme as an independent concentration camp. Prisoners were forced to build the barracks, guard towers, and fences. The prisoner population increased immediately, and by the end of 1940, around 3,000 prisoners were housed there.
Millions of people suffered and died in camps, ghettos, and other sites during the Holocaust. The Nazis and their allies oversaw more than 44,000 camps, ghettos, and other sites of detention, persecution, forced labor, and murder. Among them was the Bremen-Farge subcamp of Neuengamme.
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In Neuengamme concentration camp and its more than 85 satellite camps, which were established all over northern Germany for construction projects and armaments production, prisoners had to do hard labour for the war economy. Living and working conditions were murderous.
