Klooga concentration camp
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How to send mail, money, and visit Klooga concentration camp
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Background
Klooga concentration camp was a Nazi forced labor subcamp of the Vaivara concentration camp complex established in September 1943 in Harju County, during World War II, in German-occupied Estonia near the village of Klooga. The Vaivara camp complex was commanded by German officers Hans Aumeier, Otto Brennais and Franz von Bodmann and consisted of 20 field camps, some of which existed only for short periods. It is estimated that 1,800â2,000 prisoners perished at Klooga from wanton killings, epidemics and working conditions. Most of them were Jews. Those who survived were transported to the Stutthof concentration camp in occupied Poland ahead of the Soviet advance.
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Practical info
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Notable inmates
- Rae Gawendo1915
- Herman Kruk1897–1944 · librarian
Herman Kruk (Yiddish: ××¢×¨×©× ×§×¨×ק) (19 May 1897-18 September 1944) was a Polish-Jewish librarian and Bundist activist who kept a diary recording his experiences in the Vilna Ghetto during World War II.
Source: Wikidata + Wikipedia.
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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 (Q693998)
- Wikipedia
- Wikimedia Commons
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.
Cite this page
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World Prisons. (2026). Klooga concentration camp. Retrieved October 15, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/klooga-concentration-camp
"Klooga concentration camp." World Prisons. Accessed October 15, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/klooga-concentration-camp.
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title = {Klooga concentration camp},
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urldate = {2026-10-15}
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