Blechhammer concentration camp
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Photo by Jacques Lahitte via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 3.0)
Photo by Jacques Lahitte via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 3.0)
Photo by Jacques Lahitte via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 3.0)
Photo by Jacques Lahitte via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 3.0)
Photo by Jacques Lahitte via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 3.0)
Background
Blechhammer was the second-largest subcamp of Auschwitz concentration camp, part of the Blechhammer industrial area where several camps were located. The camp was evacuated on 21 January 1945; five days later, German forces returned to kill some survivors who had been left behind.
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Death-row facility
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Practical info
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Known issues
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Notable inmates
- Fela Rosenbaum1924
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Data completeness
28%How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.
Sources
- EHRI Authority Record
- Wikidata entity
- Wikipedia — Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation
- EHRI Authority List of Camps and Ghettos / USHMM Encyclopedia of Camps and Ghettos — European Holocaust Research Infrastructure (EHRI) / United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM)
- Wikidata (Q15115948)
- Wikipedia
- Wikimedia Commons
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.
Cite this page
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World Prisons. (2026). Blechhammer concentration camp. Retrieved October 20, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/blechhammer-concentration-camp
"Blechhammer concentration camp." World Prisons. Accessed October 20, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/blechhammer-concentration-camp.
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