The buildings of the nearby farm owned by the Oertel family were expanded and used as accommodation for a total of 2,600 people. The prisoners came from ten nations, mainly …

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August 16, 2024

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From September 1943 to April 1945, the subcamp of the Buchenwald concentration camp, codenamed "Laura", existed. After the Peenemünde rocket testing facility was hit by Allied air raids, the army command moved weapons production to mostly remote areas and underground. Prisoners transported from Buchenwald had to further expand the tunnel system in the former Oertelsbruch slate mine and build an underground oxygen plant in the rock in order to be able to carry out engine tests for the V2 rocket weapon on site.

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April 26, 2021

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The subcamp of the Buchenwald concentration camp existed from September 1943 to April 1945 under the code name "Laura". It is located in close proximity to Schmiedebach in the Thuringian …

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1. Oertel Villa (Abandoned) – KZ Laura Memorial Site loop from Lehesten

15.8km

04:31

370m

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2. Old Agent Gate – KZ Laura Memorial Site loop from Steinbach an der Haide

21.8km

06:16

530m

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3. KZ Laura Memorial Site – View of Staatsbruch Lake loop from Lehesten

23.2km

06:38

530m

540m

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KZ Laura Memorial Site

1. Oertel Villa (Abandoned) – KZ Laura Memorial Site loop from Lehesten

2. Old Agent Gate – KZ Laura Memorial Site loop from Steinbach an der Haide

3. KZ Laura Memorial Site – View of Staatsbruch Lake loop from Lehesten

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