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Background

Camp King is a former military installation on the outskirts of Oberursel, Taunus (in Germany)that has served multiple purposes throughout its history. It began as a school for agriculture under the auspices of the University of Frankfurt. During World War II, the lower fields became an interrogation center for the German Air Force. After World War II, the United States Army also used it as an interrogation center and intelligence post. The United States CIA used the site to test drugs including LSD on prisoners as part of Project BLUEBIRD, the predecessor to MKUltra.

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Year opened

1945

Operational

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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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Mailing

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Practical info

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Known issues

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Notable inmates

  • Albert Kesselring
    Albert Kesselring
    1885–1960 · military personnel

    Albert Kesselring (30 November 1885 – 16 July 1960) was a German military officer who served in the Luftwaffe during World War II.

  • Karl Brandt
    Karl Brandt
    1904–1948 · surgeon

    Karl Brandt (8 January 1904 – 2 June 1948) was a German physician and Schutzstaffel (SS) officer in Nazi Germany.

  • Wilhelm Keitel
    Wilhelm Keitel
    1882–1946 · politician

    Wilhelm Bodewin Johann Gustav Keitel (German pronunciation: [ˈvɪlhɛlm ˈkaɪtl̩]; 22 September 1882 – 16 October 1946) was a German field marshal who held office as chief of the Oberkommando der Wehrmacht (OKW), the high command of Nazi Germany's armed forces, during World War II.

  • Hans Frank
    Hans Frank
    1900–1946 · lawyer
  • Karl Dönitz
    Karl Dönitz
    1891–1980 · politician

    Karl Dönitz (German: [ˈdøːnɪts] ; 16 September 1891 – 24 December 1980) was a German naval officer and politician who, following the suicide of Adolf Hitler during the Second World War in April 1945, succeeded him as head of state of Germany during the Nazi era.

  • Alfred Jodl
    Alfred Jodl
    1890–1946 · politician
  • Heinz Schubert
    Heinz Schubert
    1914–1987 · lawyer

    Heinz Hermann Schubert (27 August 1914 – 17 August 1987) was a German SS officer.

Source: Wikidata + Wikipedia.

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