Père-Lachaise in Paris in Département de Paris, Île-de-France, France — Western Europe
Neuengamme Concentration Camp Memorial
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, April 19, 2024
1. Neuengamme Concentration Camp Memorial text
repose
un peu des cendres
des sept mille
martyrs français
assassinés par les nazis
au camp de
Neuengamme
Ils sont morts
pour que
nous vivions libres
Leurs familles
et leurs camarades rescapes
ont erigé ce monument
a leur mémoire
XIII novembre MCMXLIX
Under this stone rests a bit of the ashes of the seven thousand French martyrs murdered by the Nazis at the camp of Neuengamme.
They died so that we live free.
Their families and their fellow survivors erected this monument in their memory.
Erected 1949.
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II. In addition, it is included in the The Holocaust series list.
Location. 48° 51.577′ N, 2° 23.971′ E. Marker is in Paris, Île-de-France, in Département de Paris. It is in Père-Lachaise. Memorial is on Avenue Circulaire, on the left when
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Maurice Audin (a few steps from this marker); Ravensbruck Concentration Camp Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Communist Women’s Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Mauthausen Concentration Camp Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Flossenbürg Concentration Camp Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Auschwitz-Birkenau Extermination Camp Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Buchenwald-Dora Concentration Camp Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Natzweiler-Struthof Concentration Camp Memorial (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Paris.
Also see . . . Neuengamme Concentration Camp (Wikipedia).
Overview: Neuengamme was a network of Nazi concentration camps in Northern Germany that consisted of the main camp, Neuengamme, and more than 85 satellite camps. Established in 1938 near the village of Neuengamme in the Bergedorf district of Hamburg, the Neuengamme camp became the largest concentration camp in Northwest Germany. Over(Submitted on April 23, 2024.)100,000 prisoners came through Neuengamme and its subcamps, 24 of which were for women. The verified death toll is 42,900: 14,000 in the main camp, 12,800 in the subcamps, and 16,100 in the death marches and bombings during the final weeks of World War II. Following Germany's defeat in 1945, the British Army used the site as an internment camp for SS and other Nazi officials. In 1948, the British transferred the land to the Free Hanseatic City of Hamburg, which summarily demolished the camp's wooden barracks and built in its stead a prison cell block, converting the former concentration camp site into two state prisons operated by the Hamburg authorities from 1950 to 2004. Following protests by various groups of survivors and allies, the site now serves as a memorial. It is situated 15 km southeast of the centre of Hamburg.Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, April 19, 20242. Neuengamme Concentration Camp Memorial - wide view
Additional keywords. Holocaust
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, April 19, 2024
3. Neuengamme Concentration Camp Memorial - wider view
Credits. This page was last revised on April 23, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 23, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 42 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 23, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
