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Forced Labor Memorial Oer-Erkenschwick

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Forced Labor Memorial Oer-Erkenschwick

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    Location: Oer-Erkenschwick, Kreis Recklinghausen, Ruhr Region, Münster District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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    April 4, 2021

    Seven small “stone buildings” are reminiscent of the seven barracks in which prisoners of war were cooped up in the camp on the site of today's building yard.

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      March 27, 2021

      Very informative and interesting

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        August 30, 2022

        Between 1942 and 1945 there were two forced labor camps in what is now the city area, in which mostly Russian prisoners of war were housed. Based on old photographs and site plans, both the appearance of the barracks of what was then known as the "Stalingrad camp" and the location and extent of the two camps could be determined the six camp barracks were reduced to scale and created as models (concrete casting) true to their position.Information boards designed by schoolchildren were attached to the slightly sloping roofs of the models.

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          March 27, 2021

          Informative thinking outside the box

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            September 15, 2024

            In addition to information boards, digital information can also be accessed using a barcode. The website oer-erkenschwick.de/Inhalte/Familie_Bildung/Gedenkstaette is accessible to everyone and will be continually expanded with future student contributions. Young people in particular will be able to learn more about Oer-Erkenschwick's history so that this chapter of the town's history is not forgotten. The memorial site was created using municipal funds and was also subsidized by the NRW Ministry of Home Affairs as part of the "Homeland Certificate".

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              Location: Oer-Erkenschwick, Kreis Recklinghausen, Ruhr Region, Münster District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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