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Niederhagen concentration camp

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  • IMG Feuerwehrgebäude (ehem. Häftlingsküche, KZ Niederhagen) 01.jpg

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Niederhagen concentration camp German Nazi concentration camp Niederhagen was a Nazi concentration camp on the outskirts of Büren- Wewelsburg "Wewelsburg (village)") which existed from 1941 to 1943 when it was disbanded.

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Büren

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