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Historical fire hydrant at the Husum-Schwesing Concentration Camp Memorial

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Historical fire hydrant at the Husum-Schwesing Concentration Camp Memorial

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Historical fire hydrant at the Husum-Schwesing Concentration Camp Memorial

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

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    June 3, 2024

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    With completely inadequate supplies and accommodation, the Schwesingen prisoners had to carry out the hardest work in the cold and wet. The subcamp was led by Hans Hermann Griem, an …
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    Husum-Schwesing Concentration Camp Memorial

    From September to December 1944, a subcamp of the Neuengamme concentration camp was located in Schwesing near Husum. The SS deported around 2,600 men from numerous European countries to this camp. They had to do forced labor on the construction sites of the so-called Friesenwall, a defense system that, from today's perspective, is pointless. The SS transferred some of the prisoners to Ladelund on the Danish border at the beginning of November 1944. Another subcamp of the concentration camp was built there to build anti-tank ditches.

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    Very well maintained facility, also accessible by car. Parking on site.
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    Location: Schwesing, North Frisia, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

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