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Husum-Schwesing Concentration Camp Memorial

Husum-Schwesing Concentration Camp Memorial

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Husum-Schwesing Concentration Camp Memorial

Name: Husum-Schwesing Concentration Camp Memorial
Rating: 2

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Location: Schwesing, North Frisia, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

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1. Railway Camp Entrance loop from Marmeladenviertel

9.66km

02:27

20m

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. Park Entrance Archway – Peace Oak, Husum loop from Husum

15.7km

04:00

50m

40m

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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3. Railway Camp Entrance loop from Horstedt

4.43km

01:07

10m

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Norman

January 3, 2021

Newly designed memorial and meeting place of the former Schwesing concentration camp. Here you can find great information boards and have access to the 60min audio guide in various languages. The toilets are open in summer.

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KZ-Gedenkstätte Husum-Schwesing

July 11, 2024

The prisoners of the Husum-Schwesing concentration camp subcamp had to dig anti-tank ditches. They arrived on September 25th and October 19th, 1944, in two large transports from the Neuengamme concentration camp; there were about 2,600 prisoners in total. Most of them had to do hard labor on construction sites; many became ill after a short time. The number of prisoners unable to work rose to over 700 by the end of November.

By the time the camp was dissolved on December 27th, 1944, more than 300 prisoners had died in Husum-Schwesing.

Another concentration camp subcamp for building anti-tank ditches was located directly south of the Danish border, in Ladelund. On November 1st, 1944, the camp SS transferred 1,000 prisoners from the Husum-Schwesing concentration camp subcamp there.

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KZ-Gedenkstätte Husum-Schwesing

July 11, 2024

Further information, the audio guide and the exhibition can also be found on the memorial’s homepage: husumschwesing.de

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Elevation 70 m

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Location: Schwesing, North Frisia, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

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Husum-Schwesing Concentration Camp Memorial

1. Railway Camp Entrance loop from Marmeladenviertel

2. Park Entrance Archway – Peace Oak, Husum loop from Husum

3. Railway Camp Entrance loop from Horstedt

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