Hinzert concentration camp

Hinzert concentration campNazi concentration camps in Germany

Hinzert concentration camp (German: SS-Sonderlager Hinzert or Konzentrationslager Hinzert) was a concentration camp in Nazi Germany, in what is now Rhineland-Palatinate, 30 kilometres (19 mi) from the border with Luxembourg. Between 1939 and 1945, 13,600 political prisoners between the ages of 13 and 80 were imprisoned at Hinzert. Many were in transit towards larger concentration camps where most would be killed. However, many prisoners were executed at Hinzert. The camp was administered, run, and guarded mainly by the SS, who, according to survivors, were notorious for their brutality and viciousness.

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Hinzert concentration camp
L 148, Hermeskeil

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Ehrenfriedhof SS-Sonderlager Hinzert

L 148
54421 Hermeskeil
Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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