Husum-Schwesing concentration camp
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Background
The Husum-Schwesing subcamp (German: KZ-Außenlager Husum-Schwesing) in the Schwesing district of Engelsburg, about five kilometres northeast of Husum, became a satellite of Neuengamme concentration camp on 26 September 1944 and was occupied by prisoners in connection with the construction of the so-called Frisian Wall (Friesenwall). Some 2,500 people from 14 countries were incarcerated here in autumn 1944; 297 prisoners died as a result of forced labour, malnutrition and abuse. The camp was closed on 29 December 1944.
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Occupancy
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Year opened
1944
Closed 1944
Facility profile
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Population held
Mixed/unknown
Opened
1944
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Death-row facility
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Visiting
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Mailing
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Practical info
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Data completeness
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Sources
- Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikipedia — Wikimedia Foundation
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