Puerta de Tierra in San Juan in Municipio de San Juan, Puerto Rico — The Caribbean (The West Indies)
Campos de Concentración y Trabajo
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Concentration and Labor Camps
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 7, 2023
1. Campos de Concentración y Trabajo / Concentration and Labor Camps Marker
Luego de la invasión alemana a Polonia en 1939, los nazis comenzaron a establecer campos de trabajo, que usualmente consistían en canteras y construcciones. Aquellos con habilidades esppecíficas eran utilizados en la manufactura armamentística. Los prisoners trabajaban arduas horas bajo condiciones extenuanted y de peligro. Miles morían a causa del agotamiento físico, el hambre y la exposición a los elementos.
The Nazis opened forced labor camps after their invasion of Poland in 1939. Many of these camps were located near quarries and construction sites. Those with higher skills were sent to workshops and ammunition factories. Prisoners worked long hours in difficult and dangerous conditions. For those Jews selected to work, their misfortune was "slow death." Thousands died from exhaustion, starvation and exposure to the elements.
Erected 2012.
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Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • Industry & Commerce • Law Enforcement • Religion & Religious Structures • War, World II. A significant historical year for this entry is 1933.
Location. 18° 27.957′ N, 66° 6.382′ W. Marker is in San Juan in Municipio de San Juan, Puerto Rico. It is in Puerta de Tierra. It is on Avenida de la Constitución (Puerto Rico Route 25) west of Calle Reverendo Gerardo Dávila, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: San Juan PR 00901, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, it is one of the Greater Antilles on the Caribbean Sea, on in the Atlantic Ocean, in North America, in the Western Hemisphere, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Deportación / Deportation (here, next to this marker); La Solución Final / The Final Solution (here, next to this marker); Campos de Exterminio / Death Camps (here, next to this marker); La Resistencia / The Resistance (here, next to this
Credits. This page was last revised on January 2, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 17, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 148 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 17, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
