Amsterdam Oud-Zuid , North Holland, Netherlands — Northwestern Europe
Vrouwen van Ravensbrück 1940-1945 / Women of Ravensbrück 1940-1945 Memorial
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, June 19, 2023
1. Vrouwen van Ravensbrück 1940-1945 / Women of Ravensbrück 1940-1945 Memorial
voor haar
die tot
het uiterste
neen
bleven
zeggen
tegen het
fascisme
Ter nagedachtenis aan de vrouwen, mannen en kinderen die zijn omgekomen in het concentratiekamp Ravensbrück.
1939-1945
To those who persevered to the utmost in saying NO to fascism.
In memory of the women, men, and children who lost their lives in the Ravensbrück concentration camp.
1939-1945
Erected 1975 by Gemeente Amsterdam.
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, World II • Women. In addition, it is included in the The Holocaust series list.
Location. 52° 21.415′ N, 4° 52.936′ E. Marker is in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland (North Holland). It is in Amsterdam Oud-Zuid. Memorial is on Museumplein, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Amsterdam, Noord-Holland 1071 DJ, Netherlands. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Zigeunermonument Hel en vuur / Romani Monument Hell and Fire
this page online
More about this memorial. The memorial is located on the east side of the Museumplein and is easily seen from a distance.
Also see . . .
1. Ravensbrück (United States Holocaust Memorial Museum).
Excerpt: The Ravensbrück concentration camp was the largest concentration camp for women within Germany's prewar borders. In the concentration camp system, it was second in size only to the women's camp in Auschwitz-Birkenau (which was in German-annexed Poland). After the closure of the Lichtenburg camp in 1939, Ravensbrück(Submitted on July 28, 2023.)was also the only main concentration camp, as opposed to subcamp, designated almost exclusively for women.Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, June 19, 20232. Vrouwen van Ravensbrück 1940-45 / Women of Ravensbrück 1940-45 Memorial Marker
2. 1939 - 1945 Ravensbrück concentration camp (Stiftung Brandenburgische Gedenkstätten).
Excerpt: Around 120,000 women and children, 20,000 men and 1,200 adolescent girls and young women (imprisoned in the Uckermark “juvenile protective custody camp”) were registered as Ravensbrück prisoners between 1939 and 1945. These prisoners came from over 30 nations and included Jewish, Sinti and Roma people. Tens of thousands of them were murdered, died of hunger and disease or were killed in medical experiments. In the course of “Operation 14 f 13”, prisoners considered infirm or unfit for work were selected and murdered. Along with the victims of “14 f 13”, a number of Jewish prisoners were taken to the Bernburg “sanatorium and nursing home” and were murdered in the facility’s gas chamber. From 1941 onward, Ravensbrück was used as a place of execution. Countless women — the exact number is not known — were shot to death. In early 1945, the SS set up a provisional gas chamber at Ravensbrück in a hut next to the crematorium, where between 5,000 and 6,000 prisoners were gassed between late January and April 1945. Among them were approximately 100 prisoners from(Submitted on July 28, 2023.)the men’s camp.Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, June 19, 20233. Vrouwen van Ravensbrück 1940-1945 / Women of Ravensbrück 1940-1945 Memorial
3. Ravensbrück Monument (Joost van Santen Light Art). The monument’s page on a website dedicated to the works of the monument’s designer, Joost van Santen. The page helps explain the elements of the memorial that aren’t captured on the HMdb page: light and sound.
Excerpt: The monument is commemorating the women who were prisoners in the Ravensbrück concentration camp 1939-1945. A stainless steel column emits light and sound signals. The light and sound signals are reflected by eleven stainless steel panels. Sounds swell and fade away transforming into light that intensifies and extinguishes.The sound starts again. The light symbolizes the women who gave their lives for our freedom.(Submitted on July 28, 2023.)
The sound waves symbolize the prisoners who were tortured and murdered.
Credits. This page was last revised on December 31, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 28, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 127 times since then and 78 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 28, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
