Buchenwald concentration camp

Background

Buchenwald (German pronunciation: [ˈbuːxn̩valt]; 'beech forest') was a German Nazi concentration camp established on Ettersberg hill near Weimar, Germany, in July 1937. It was one of the first and the largest of the concentration camps within the Altreich (Old Reich) territories. Many actual or suspected communists were among the first internees. The Nazi camp prisoners came from all over Europe and the Soviet Union, and included Jews, Poles and other Slavs, Roma, the mentally ill and physically disabled, political prisoners, Freemasons, and prisoners of war. There were also ordinary criminals and those perceived as sexual deviants by the Nazi regime.

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World Prisons. (2026). Buchenwald concentration camp. Retrieved October 15, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/buchenwald-concentration-camp

"Buchenwald concentration camp." World Prisons. Accessed October 15, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/buchenwald-concentration-camp.

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