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List of subcamps of Ravensbrück

The following, is the list of subcamps of the Ravensbrück concentration camp complex built and run by Nazi Germany during World War II. By 1944 Ravensbrück consisted of a system of between 31,[1] and 40,[2] and up to 70 subcamps,[3] spread out from Austria to the Baltic Sea, with over 70,000 predominantly female prisoners. It was the only major Nazi camp for women.[1][2][3][4]

The 1959 opening of the Ravensbrück Museum. Wall display showing female prisoners entering Siemens factory under the SS guard.

Selected locations and firms

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  1. Altdorf Lake, for Heinkel-Flugzeugwerke
  2. Altenburg (over 1,000 prisoners; became a subcamp of Buchenwald in 1944)[2]
  3. Ansbach
  4. Barth (over 1,000 prisoners),[2] for Heinkel-Flugzeugwerke[5]
  5. Belzig (became a subcamp of Sachsenhausen in 1944), for Kopp and Co.
  6. Berlin (over ten camps)
  7. Born
  8. Dabelow
  9. Dahmshöhe
  10. Dresden Universelle
  11. Eberswalde
  12. Feldberg (Mecklenburg)
  13. Fürstenberg/Havel
  14. Genthin (became a subcamp of Sachsenhausen in 1944)
  15. Grüneberg (at Löwenberger Land; over 1,000 prisoners,[2] up to 1,710) for Metall-Poltekonzern, Munitionsfabrik[5]
  16. Gut Hartzwalde
  17. Hagenow
  18. Hausham (became a subcamp of Dachau in 1944)
  19. Helmbrechts (became a subcamp of Flossenbürg in 1944)
  20. Hennigsdorf
  21. Hohenlychen
  22. Holýšov (became a subcamp of Flossenbürg)
  23. Kalisz Pomorski
  24. Karlshagen (over 1,000 prisoners) [2]
  25. Klützow
  26. Königsberg in der Neumark (in Chojna) for Flughafen GmbH[5]
  27. Kraslice (became a subcamp of Flossenbürg in 1944)
  28. Leipzig-Schönefeld (over 1,000 prisoners; became a subcamp of Buchenwald in 1944)[2]
  29. Magdeburg (over 1,000 prisoners; became a subcamp of Buchenwald in 1944)
  30. Malchow (over 1,000 prisoners,[2] up to 4,196)[5]
  31. Mildenburg
  32. Munich, for Lebensborn e.V.
  33. Neubrandenburg (over 1,000 prisoners,[2] up to 4,343)[5]
  34. Neustadt-Glewe (over 1,000 prisoners,[2] up to 4,220)[5]
  35. Nová Role (became a subcamp of Flossenbürg in 1944)
  36. Peenemünde
  37. Prenzlau
  38. Rechlin
  39. Retzow
  40. Rostock, for Heinkel-Flugzeugwerke [5]
  41. Rostock-Marienehe
  42. Rostock-Schwarzenforst [5][6]
  43. Sassnitz
  44. Schlieben (became a subcamp of Buchenwald in 1944)
  45. Schoenefeld, Krs. Teltow (later became a subcamp of Sachsenhausen)
  46. Security Police School Drögen (was a subcamp of Sachsenhausen until 1942)
  47. Stargard (in Stargard Szczeciński), for Gerätewerk Pommern GmbH[5][7]
  48. Steinhöring
  49. Svatava (became a subcamp of Flossenbürg in 1944)
  50. Uckermark
  51. Velten (became a subcamp of Sachsenhausen in 1944)
  52. Wiesbaden
  53. Wolfen (became a subcamp of Buchenwald in 1944)
  54. Zichow

See also

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Notes and references

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  1. ^ a b JewishGen (2015). "Ravensbrück (Germany)". Forgotten Camps. JewishGen. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Holocaust Encyclopedia (June 20, 2014). "RAVENSBRÜCK SUBCAMPS". Ravensbrück concentration camp. United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, Washington DC. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
  3. ^ a b Center for Holocaust & Genocide Studies (2009). "Ravensbrück Satellite Camps". Memories From My Home. University of Minnesota. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
  4. ^ Chuck Ferree (2015). "Ravensbruck". Concentration Camps: Full Listing of Camps. Jewish Virtual Library. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i Ulrich Herbert; Karin Orth; Christoph Dieckmann (1998). Die nationalsozialistischen Konzentrationslager. Wallstein Verlag. pp. 233–234. ISBN 3892442894. Retrieved 25 February 2015. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  6. ^ USHMM Collections (2015). "Testimony of Malkah Ṿaynreb". USC Shoah Foundation Institute. United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
  7. ^ Holger Sarnes; Bettina Sarnes (June 2, 2009). "Stargard Szczeciński / Stargard i. Pommern". Außenlager des Konzentrationslagers Ravensbrück. Germany - A Memorial. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
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