Potulice concentration camp

Nazi concentration camps in Poland

Potulice concentration camp (German: UWZ Lager Lebrechtsdorf– Potulitz) was a concentration camp established and operated by Nazi Germany during World War II in Potulice near Nakło in the territory of occupied Poland. Until the spring of 1941 it was a subcamp of the Stutthof concentration camp. In January 1942 Potulice became fully independent. It is estimated that a total of 25,000 prisoners went through the camp during its operation before the end of 1944. It became notable also as a detention centre for kidnapped Polish children that underwent the Nazi experiment in forced Germanisation.

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Potulice concentration camp
Aleja Parkowa, gmina Nakło nad Notecią

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Zakład Karny Potulice

Aleja Parkowa 1
89-100 gmina Nakło nad Notecią
Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland
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