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Husum-Schwesing concentration camp

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  • Das Stelenfeld.jpg

    Photo by Husum-Schwesing via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  • Der Hydrant auf der KZ-Gedenkstätte Husm-Schwesing.jpg

    Photo by Husum-Schwesing via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  • Gedenkstätte kz schwesing.jpg

    Photo by N-Lange.de via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0 de)

  • Gleisstück am Ausgang Richtung Schwesing..jpg

    Photo by Husum-Schwesing via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  • Haus der Gegenwart und Aussenausstellung.jpg

    Photo by Husum-Schwesing via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  • KZ Husum-Schwesingen.jpg

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  • KZ-Husum-Schwesing - Gedenkstaette-Gebaeude.jpg

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  • KZ-Husum-Schwesing - Gedenkstaette-Informationstafel-2ol.jpg

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Operational period: 1944–1944.

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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Year opened

1944

Closed 1944

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Population held

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Opened

1944

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World Prisons. (2026). Husum-Schwesing concentration camp. Retrieved October 21, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/husum-schwesing-concentration-camp
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BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-husum-schwesing-concentrati,
  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {Husum-Schwesing concentration camp},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/husum-schwesing-concentration-camp},
  urldate = {2026-10-21}
}