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Camp Ashcan

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  • Camp Ashcan prisoners.jpg

    Photo by Unknown. Given that the image was taken in a heavily guarded, top-secret U.S. Army POW camp housing top Nazi war criminals, it is difficult to conceive that the photo was taken by a person who was not a U.S. armed forces member or other U.S. government employee. via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

  • Palace Hotel, Mondorf-les-Bains.JPG

    Photo by Éditions W. Capus, Luxembourg via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

geheimes Gefangenenlager der Alliierten unter US-amerikanischer Führung Ende des Zweiten Weltkrieges in Bad Mondorf (Luxemburg)

Background

Central Continental Prisoner of War Enclosure No. 32, code-named Ashcan, was an Allied prisoner-of-war camp in the Palace Hotel of Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg during World War II. Operating from May to August 1945, it served as a processing station and interrogation center for the 86 most prominent surviving Nazi leaders prior to their trial in Nuremberg, including Hermann Göring and Karl Dönitz. A British counterpart of Ashcan, Camp Dustbin in Castle Kransberg near Frankfurt am Main, housed prisoners of a more technical inclination including Albert Speer and Wernher von Braun.

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Occupancy

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Year opened

1945

Closed 1945

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Facility profile

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Population held

Mixed/unknown

Opened

1945

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Death-row facility

No

Conditions

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Notable inmates

  • Walter Warlimont
    Walter Warlimont
    1894–1976 · military officer

    Walter Warlimont (WAH-li-moh; 3 October 1894 – 9 October 1976) was a German Army staff officer and general during World War II.

  • Franz Xaver Schwarz
    Franz Xaver Schwarz
    1875–1947 · politician

    Franz Xaver Schwarz (27 November 1875 – 2 December 1947) was a high ranking German Nazi Party official who served as Reichsschatzmeister (National Treasurer) of the Party throughout most of its existence.

  • Franz Ritter von Epp
    Franz Ritter von Epp
    1868–1947 · politician

    Franz Ritter von Epp (born Franz Epp; from 1918 as Ritter von Epp; 16 October 1868 – 31 January 1947) was a German general and politician who started his military career in the Bavarian Army.

  • Walter Warlimont
    Walter Warlimont
    1894–1976 · military officer

    Walter Warlimont (WAH-li-moh; 3 October 1894 – 9 October 1976) was a German Army staff officer and general during World War II.

  • Hermann Göring
    Hermann Göring
    1893–1946 · politician

    Hermann Wilhelm Göring (or Goering; German: [ˈhɛʁman ˈvɪlhɛlm ˈɡøːʁɪŋ] ; 12 January 1893 – 15 October 1946) was a German politician, aviator, military commander, and convicted war criminal.

Source: Wikidata + Wikipedia.

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APA
World Prisons. (2026). Camp Ashcan. Retrieved October 15, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/camp-ashcan
Chicago
"Camp Ashcan." World Prisons. Accessed October 15, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/camp-ashcan.
BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-camp-ashcan,
  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {Camp Ashcan},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/camp-ashcan},
  urldate = {2026-10-15}
}