Buchenwald Konzentrationslager, Ettersberg, Weimar, Thüringen, Deutschland
| Latitude | 51°01′20″N |
| Longitude | 11°14′53″E |
| City | Ettersberg |
| County | Weimar |
| State/ Province | Thüringen |
| Country | Deutschland |
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Konzentrationslager Buchenwald
KZ Buchenwald
Post Weimar
Konzentrationslager Ettersberg
בוכנוואלד
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In 1937, the Nazis constructed Buchenwald Concentration Camp, near Weimar.
The camp was built by the prisoners.
During the summer of 1937, the SS forced the prisoners to carry huge stones from the quarry to the camp.
Over the camp's main entrance gate, was the slogan Jedem das Seine to each his own, or figuratively Everyone gets what he Deserves.
The official goal of Buchenwald was the destruction of the prisoners by work.
Thousands of prisoners were murdered in Buchenwald, by work, torture, beatings, or simply starvation and lack of hygiene.
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Buchenwald - A Narrative
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Between July 1938 and April 1945, 236,000 people were interned in Buchenwald.
Estimate places the number of deaths in Buchenwald at 43,000 to 56,000.
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On April 11, 1945, Buchenwald was liberated by the US Army.
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Buchenwald KZ, April 16, 1945
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In June, 1945, displaced Jews at Buchenwald, established kibbutz Buchenwald, an agricultural training center designed to help young Jews succeed at communal life; important for those who would immigrate to Palestine.
Web Links
| Type | Link/ Description | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Web Home | KZ Buchenwald, from Wikipedia (Deutsch) |
| 2 | Web Home | Buchenwald, from Wikipedia (Polski) |
| 3 | Web Home | Buchenwald concentration camp, from Wikipedia |
| 4 | Web Home | Бухенвальд, из Википедии |
| 5 | Web Search | Buchenwald, from Google Maps |
| 6 | Web Search | Buchenwald Concentration Camp , from Holocaust Education & Archive Research Team |
| 7 | Web Search | The Buchenwald and Mittelbau-Dora Memorials |