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Buchenwald Concentration Camp, officially KL Buchenwald, was one of the largest concentration camps on German soil. It operated as a forced labor camp on the Ettersberg hill near Weimar between July 1937 and April 1945. A total of approximately 277,800 people from 50 countries were imprisoned in Buchenwald during this period.[1] The death toll is estimated at around 56,000, including 15,000 Soviet citizens, 7,000 Poles, 6,000 Hungarians, and 3,000 French citizens.[2] As the 3rd US Army approached on April 11, 1945, the prisoners took control of the camp from the retreating SS, arrested 125 of the guards, opened the gates, and raised a white flag.

If you are here, you should also stop at the memorial.

This memorial, which commemorates the 55,000 dead in Buchenwald, stands at the beginning of the Blood Road leading to the camp

It's important, important, important to have been there! Definitely stop, wait a moment, and then go in!

Here you can see the obelisk at the beginning of the Blood Road.

There are some possible branches here.

Originally, the Buchenwald Railway ran through this area, a sad chapter in history. Today, it runs through an intact nature reserve.

Away from the road, a quiet path leads above the old Schöndorf.