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Ravensbrück concentration camp

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  • 2015 09 15 KZ Ravensbrück Arbeitszeit Siemenslager 62,2 hproW IMG 2917 S.JPG

    Photo by Unknown via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 3.0)

  • 2015 09 15 KZ Ravensbrück Lageplan gesamt beschriftet IMG 2567 S.JPG

    Photo by Dr. Karl-Heinz Hochhaus via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 3.0)

  • 2015 09 15 KZ Ravensbrück Mathematiker Orenstein IMG 2590.JPG

    Photo by Dr. Karl-Heinz Hochhaus via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 3.0)

  • 2015 09 15 KZ Ravensbrück Siemenslager Freizeit Yv Useldinger IMG 2901 S k.JPG

    Photo by Dr. Karl-Heinz Hochhaus via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 3.0)

  • 2015 09 15 KZ Ravensbrück Siemenslager Spulenwickel Zeichng IMG 2897 S k.JPG

    Photo by Blumensaadt-Pedersen via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 3.0)

  • 2015 09 15 KZ Ravensbrück Wohnhaus u Iris u Elvis IMG 2306 S.JPG

    Photo by Dr. Karl-Heinz Hochhaus via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 3.0)

  • 2015 09 15 KZ Werksleiter Otto Grade IMG 2894.JPG

    Photo by Dr. Karl-Heinz Hochhaus fotografiert im Museum Ravensbrück via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 3.0)

  • 2015 09 15 Ravensbrück Kommandantur 1 S IMG 2194.JPG

    Photo by Dr. Karl-Heinz Hochhaus via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 3.0)

Capacity

Current population

Occupancy

Year opened

1938

Operational

Facility profile

Operator

Population held

Mixed/unknown

Opened

1938

Region

Security level

Death-row facility

No

Conditions

No conditions summary available yet.

Visiting

No visiting information available.

Mailing

No mailing information available.

Practical info

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Known issues

No major issues documented in our database.

Contact & address

Conditions Risk Score

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Data completeness

20%

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