Germany
Thuringia
Hildburghausen
Römhild
Memorial to the Former Forced Labor Camp Römhild
Germany
Thuringia
Hildburghausen
Römhild
Memorial to the Former Forced Labor Camp Römhild
Hiking Highlight
Recommended by 44 out of 45 hikers
Location: Römhild, Hildburghausen, Thuringia, Germany
There is a memorial stele and a covered seat here. There is also a path to the upper forest cemetery on the other side.
February 28, 2021
70 years ago, in August 1943, a work education camp (AEL) was set up by the Gestapo in Weimar in the basalt quarry in the town of Römhild.
The work education camp was set up at the instigation of the then mayor and SS Obersturmfuhrer Alfred Schmidt.(Source: gemeinde-steinsburgfreunde.de)
July 12, 2022
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