Bremen-West in Findorff, Germany — Central Europe

Bremen Roma and Sinti Deportation Memorial

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, May 19, 2025

1. Bremen Roma and Sinti Deportation Memorial Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Im März 1943 wurden Sinti und Roma aus Bremen und Norddeutschland vom Gelände des Schlachthofes aus in das Konzentrationslager Auschwitz deportiert.

Fast alle wurden ermordet. Mit ihnen fielen über 500.000 europäische Sinti und Roma dem nationalsozialistischen Rassenwahn zum Opfer. Wir gedenken der Ermordeten und mahnen die Lebenden, Unmenschlichkeit und Rassismus entgegenzutreten.

(English translation:)
In March 1943, Sinti and Roma from Bremen and northern Germany were deported from the slaughterhouse grounds to the Auschwitz concentration camp.

Almost all of them were murdered. Along with them, over 500,000 European Sinti and Roma fell victim to the Nazi racial madness. We remember the murdered and urge the living to oppose inhumanity and racism.

Erected 1995 by Senat der Freien Hansestadt Bremen.

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. A significant historical date for this entry is March 8, 1943.

Location. 53° 5.29′ N, 8° 48.588′ E. Memorial is in Bremen, in Findorff. It is in Bremen-West. It can be reached from Findorffstraße, on the

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right when traveling north. The memorial is located between the Skatepark and the former Schlachthof and is not visible from the street. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: Findorffstraße 51, Bremen 28215, Germany. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is in Europe,

the European Union,

Atlantic Europe,

Central Europe,

the Schengen Area,

Western Europe,

and the Western World.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Roman Empire

and specifically also the Holy Roman Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Familie-Schwarz-Platz (here, next to this marker); Schlachthof (a few steps from this marker); Kurt von Goessel (within shouting distance of this marker); Stadtwerke / Municipal Utilities (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Fruchthof (approx. half a kilometer away); Übersee-Museum / Overseas Museum (approx. 0.6 kilometers away); Bremen-Minsk Jewish Deportation Memorial (approx. 0.6 kilometers away); Hauptbahnhof / Main Railway Station (approx. 0.7 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bremen.

Also see . . .
1. In Erinnerung an der Deportation von Sinti und Roma… (Spurensuche Bremen, in German). Full title: In Erinnerung an der Deportation von Sinti und Roma aus dem Schlachthof Bremen = “In memory of the deportation of Sinti and Roma from the slaughterhouse”. Excerpt (in translation):

Many traces of the Nazi persecution of the Sinti and Roma converge on the grounds of the old Bremen slaughterhouse. Approximately 270 Sinti and Roma from northwest Germany were gathered there on March 8, 1943, and subsequently deported to the Auschwitz-Birkenau extermination camp.

Thirty years ago, on March 9, 1995, the Bremen Sinti Association and the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen unveiled a memorial plaque in front of the Schlachthof cultural center commemorating the 500,000 victims of
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, May 19, 2025

2. Bremen Roma and Sinti Deportation Memorial - wide view,
with the former Schlachthof (slaughterhouse) in the background.
the Nazi genocide of the Sinti and Roma.

Since then, Bremen's Sinti and Roma and their friends have met there every year on March 8 to commemorate the murdered and to urge the living to "oppose inhumanity and racism," as the plaque reads. A call that is more relevant today than at any time since 1945.

(Submitted on May 23, 2025.)

2. Romani Holocaust (Wikipedia). Overview:

The Romani Holocaust was the genocide of European Roma and Sinti people during World War II. Beginning in 1933, Nazi Germany systematically persecuted the European Roma, Sinti and other peoples pejoratively labeled 'Gypsy' through forcible internment and compulsory sterilization. German authorities summarily and arbitrarily subjected Romani people to incarceration, forced labor, deportation and mass murder in concentration and extermination camps.

Historians estimate that between 250,000 and 500,000 Romani and Sinti were killed by Nazi Germans and their collaborators—25% to over 50% of the estimate of slightly fewer than 1 million Sinti and Roma in Europe at the time. Later research cited by Ian Hancock estimated the death toll to be at about 1.5 million out of an estimated 2 million European Roma.

(Submitted on May 23, 2025.)

Credits. This page was last revised on May 23, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 23, 2025, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 90 times since then and 4 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 23, 2025, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.