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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text

Media format:

digital media

Language:

english

Publisher:

KZ-Gedenkstätte Neuengamme

Published:

Hamburg: KZ-Gedenkstätte Neuengamme

Year of publication:

2005

Identifier:

W2.1138

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Media Library

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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