Death Marches

If a transport by rail was not possible, the prisoners were herded out of the camp on foot. For these torturous marches, which went on for days, the prisoners were given no provisions or suitable footwear. Those who collapsed or could not keep up were shot by the guards.


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Media Type:
text
Media format:
digital media
Language:
english
Publisher:
KZ-Gedenkstätte Neuengamme
Published:
Hamburg: KZ-Gedenkstätte Neuengamme
Year of publication:
2005
Identifier:
W2.1138
Rights:
All rights reserved.



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The complete permanent exhibition "Time Traces" and the other side exhibitions on the grounds of the Neuengamme Concentration Camp Memorial are also available digitally in the memorial's media library. Unfortunately, the media library is only available in German.

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