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Background

Befehlstelle (lit. 'Command Post') was a Nazi German headquarters and detention center located within the Warsaw Ghetto, in a tenement house at 103 Żelazna Street. It operated between 1942 and 1943.

Source: Wikipedia article lead, CC-BY-SA.

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Facility profile

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Death-row facility

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Mailing

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Practical info

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Known issues

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Contact & address

103 Żelazna Street, Warsaw

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APA
World Prisons. (2026). Befehlstelle. Retrieved October 20, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/befehlstelle
Chicago
"Befehlstelle." World Prisons. Accessed October 20, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/befehlstelle.
BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-befehlstelle,
  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {Befehlstelle},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/befehlstelle},
  urldate = {2026-10-20}
}