Germany · Berlin
Columbia-Haus concentration camp
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Operational period: 1934–1936.
Background
Columbia concentration camp (also known as Columbia-Haus) was a Nazi concentration camp situated in the Tempelhof area of Berlin. It was one of the first such institutions established by the regime.
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Capacity
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Current population
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Occupancy
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Year opened
1934
Closed 1936
Figures from official sources · verified 16 Jun 2026 · methodology
Facility profile
Operator
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Population held
Mixed/unknown
Opened
1934
Region
Berlin
Security level
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Death-row facility
No
Conditions
No conditions summary available yet.
Visiting
No visiting information available.
Mailing
No mailing information available.
Practical info
Contact the operator's website for inmate-specific procedures.
Known issues
No major issues documented in our database.
Notable inmates
Louis Müldner von Mülnheim1876–1945 · military personnel- Else Megelin1905–1986 · politician
- Kurt von Ruffin1901–1996 · singer
Kurt von Ruffin (28 September 1901 â 17 November 1996) was a German actor and opera singer who was imprisoned by the Nazis for the crime of homosexuality.
- Rudolf Schwarz1904–1934 · editing staff
Rudolf (Rudi) Schwarz (3 March 1904 â 1 February 1934) was a German Communist Party activist who after 1933 became an anti-government activist.
- Walter Molle1909 · joiner
Georg Benjamin1895–1942 · physician- Kurt von Ruffin1901–1996 · singer
Kurt von Ruffin (28 September 1901 â 17 November 1996) was a German actor and opera singer who was imprisoned by the Nazis for the crime of homosexuality.
- Otto Schieritz1889–1945 · resistance fighter
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Franz Jacob1906–1944 · politicianFranz Jacob (9 August 1906 â 18 September 1944) was an activist and a Communist politician who participated in the German Resistance against the Nazis.
Source: Wikidata + Wikipedia.
Contact & address
Conditions Risk Score
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Data completeness
28%How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.
Sources
- EHRI Authority Record
- Wikidata entity
- Wikipedia — Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation
- 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 (Q321525)
- Wikipedia
- Wikimedia Commons
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.
Cite this page
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World Prisons. (2026). Columbia-Haus concentration camp. Retrieved October 20, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/columbia-haus-concentration-camp
"Columbia-Haus concentration camp." World Prisons. Accessed October 20, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/columbia-haus-concentration-camp.
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title = {Columbia-Haus concentration camp},
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urldate = {2026-10-20}
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