Austria · Pölstal
Bretstein concentration camp
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Background
Bretstein was a subcamp of Mauthausen concentration camp located in Bretstein (near Judenburg, in the upper part of Styria) was associated with the SS-owned operation Deutsche Versuchsanstalt für Ernährung und Verpflegung GmbH, which administrated three working farms in Bretstein since 1939. Concerning this regard it was the basic aim to investigate different methods of operations for agriculture, which should have been used for the purpose of the so-called Germanisierung in Eastern Europe. During June 1941 the camp was constructed by the first prisoners, who were sent from the concentration camp Mauthausen. The concentration camp in Bretstein was an external camp of the concentration camp in Mauthausen located in Upper Austria, which directed about more than 50 external camps. In Bretstein, at least 170 prisoners were locked up in four barracks, which were surrounded by huge fences and some watchtowers.
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Sources
- EHRI Authority Record
- Wikidata entity
- 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 (Q1315313)
- Wikipedia
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Cite this page
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World Prisons. (2026). Bretstein concentration camp. Retrieved October 22, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/bretstein-concentration-camp
"Bretstein concentration camp." World Prisons. Accessed October 22, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/bretstein-concentration-camp.
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