The Hanover-Langenhagen concentration camp is a concentration camp for women that existed from October 2, 1944 to January 6, 1945 in the industrial area of the Langenhagen district ( German Langenhagen ) in the city of Hanover (Germany) [1] .
| Concentration Camp Hannover-Langenhagen | |
|---|---|
| him KZ-Außenlagers Hannover-Langenhagen | |
 Memorial dedicated to the prisoners | |
| Location | Hannover , Lower Saxony , Germany |
| Operation period | October 1944 - January 1945 |
| Guiding organization | Neuengamme (concentration camp) |
| Camp commandant | unknown |
The camp was built as a branch ( Ger. KZ-Außenlager ) of the Neuengamme camp and was one of the 7 Hannover concentration camps during the Third Reich .
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History
Prisoners of mainly Russian and Polish descent were housed in the concentration camp after they were sent to the concentration camp after the Warsaw Uprising in 1944 and entered Hannover from the Stutthof concentration camp (Poland). Prisoners of Lithuanian and Latvian descent were also kept in the concentration camp [2] .
The 500 women who arrived at the concentration camp on October 2, 1944 were divided into two groups. One group worked on the production of ammunition, the other - on repairing aircraft components.
As a result of a bomb falling on January 6, 1945, the camp was completely destroyed. The surviving prisoners were transferred to the Hannover Limmer Concentration Camp ( German KZ-Außenlager Hannover-Limmer ). Many women continued to work in the same factory to which they were transported.
On April 6, 1945, the prisoners were sent by the Death March to the Bergen-Belsen camp ( KZ Bergen-Belsen ). On April 15, 1945, the camp was liberated by British troops.
Conditions of detention
The concentration camp consisted of 7 barracks, 4 of which were intended to live prisoners. The rest of the barracks housed a laundry room, a sanitary unit, a kitchen and toilets.
In the concentration camp, 20 warders ( Sweet SS ) worked.
Memorial
On May 8, 2003, a memorial with a memorial plaque was installed at the former entrance to the concentration camp [3] .
Plaque (top)
Plaque (lower part, in the native language of prisoners)
View of the memorial
Literature
- Hans Elger: Hannover-Langenhagen : Der Ort des Terrors. Geschichte der nationalsozialistischen Konzentrationslager (it.). Volume 5: Hinzert, Auschwitz, Neuengamme. Munich 2007, ISBN 3-406-52965-8 , page 431
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Notes
- ↑ Verzeichnis der Konzentrationslager und ihrer Außenkommandos gemäß § 42 Abs. 2 BEG Nr.808, Langenhagen / Provinz Hannover
- ↑ Hans Elger: Hannover-Langenhagen. In: Benz, Distel (Hrsg.): Der Ort des Terrors. Volume 5. 2007, page 432.
- ↑ Außenlagerliste (German) . www.kz-gedenkstaette-neuengamme.de. The appeal date is February 3, 2017.