Buchenwald Memorial in Weimar, Thuringia, Germany — Central Europe
Inmates’ living quarters / Häftlingsunterkünfte
photograph, April 1945 / Foto April 1945
[French and Russian text not transcribed]
Erected by Buchenwald Memorial Foundation.
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Disasters • Man-Made Features • War, World II. In addition, it is included in the The Holocaust series list. A significant historical date for this entry is April 19, 1945.
Location. 51° 1.298′ N, 11° 14.978′ E. Marker is in Buchenwald Memorial, Thüringen (Thuringia), in Weimar. Follow the signs. Site is approximately 10 km NW of Weimar, off Blutstraße, west of Ettersburger Straße (L1054). Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Buchenwald Memorial TH 99427, Germany. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Polish Patriots / Polischen Patrioten (within shouting distance of this marker); Gate building / Torgebäude (within shouting distance of this marker); Crematorium / Krematorium (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Camp Headquarters / Lagerkommandantur (about 90 meters away); Barrack / Baracke (about 120 meters away); Stake and Cart / Pfahl und Karren (about 120 meters away); Ernst Thälmann (about 120 meters away); Female Victims of Buchenwald (about 120 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Buchenwald Memorial.
Also see . . .
1. Buchenwald Memorial Official Site. (Submitted on August 25, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
2. Buchenwald in USHMM Holocaust Encyclopedia. (Submitted on August 25, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
3. Buchenwald: History & Overview. (Submitted on August 25, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
4. Buchenwald Concentration Camp. (Submitted on August 25, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
Credits. This page was last revised on January 28, 2022. It was originally submitted on August 25, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 358 times since then and 6 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 25, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.