Bavaria, Germany - Flossenbuerg concentration camp memorial, SS commandant's office, stones in front symbolize former camp gate

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, Flossenbuerg, Bavaria, Germany - KZ memorial Flossenbuerg, the former SS commandant's office at the entrance to the memorial, in front: Stones symbolize former camp gate, view from inside to outside. History: The supply of large National Socialist construction sites by local quarry owners drew the attention of the SS to the granite deposits in Flossenbuerg. 1938 The construction of the forced labour camp begins. By April 1945, 100,000 prisoners had passed through the camp or one of its nearly 90 satellite camps. Almost a third dies as a result of catastrophic conditions, forced labour, hunger and violence.

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Size: 3776px × 5720px
Location: Flossenbuerg, Bavaria, Germany
Photo credit: © Bastian / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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