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Breitenau concentration camp

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Background

Breitenau concentration camp was one of the first concentration camps established by the Nazis. It was founded in June 1933 as an addition to the Breitenau Labor and Welfare House, less than six months after the Nazis had seized power in Germany. It closed in March 1934 and reopened in 1940 where it remained in operation until the end of World War II. In 1984, a memorial was constructed on the site of the former camp.

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Facility profile

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Population held

Mixed/unknown

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Region

Guxhagen

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Death-row facility

No

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Mailing

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Practical info

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Known issues

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Notable inmates

  • Joseph Arend
    1885–1938 · architect
  • Lilli Jahn
    1900–1944 · physician

    Lilli Jahn (née Schlüchterer; 5 March 1900 – c. 19 June 1944) was a German-Jewish medical doctor and victim of Nazism in Germany.

  • Horst Tietz
    Horst Tietz
    1921–2012 · mathematician

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