Salaspils camp

Background

The Salaspils concentration camp (Latvian: Salaspils koncentrācijas nometne; German: Lager Kurtenhof) was a Nazi concentration camp located near Salaspils, Latvia from 1941 to 1944. It was the largest civilian concentration camp in the Baltic states during World War II. Salaspils camp was established by Rudolf Lange as a prison camp for the Sicherheitspolizei but it soon developed into a de facto concentration camp operated by the Schutzstaffel (SS). Its prisoner population was variable, including Jews deported from Central Europe, political prisoners, Latvian anti-Nazi partisans, and Latvian pro-Nazi collaborators. An estimated 2,000 to 3,000 people died at Salaspils due to the deplorable living conditions, and the camp has had a lasting legacy in Latvian and Russian culture due to the severity of the treatment, especially with regard to child prisoners. Memorials to the victims were erected in 1967 and 2004.

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World Prisons. (2026). Salaspils camp. Retrieved October 20, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/salaspils-camp

"Salaspils camp." World Prisons. Accessed October 20, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/salaspils-camp.

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  title = {Salaspils camp},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/salaspils-camp},
  urldate = {2026-10-20}
}