Buchenwald Memorial in Weimar, Thuringia, Germany — Central Europe
Barrack
built after 1945
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Baracke
nach 1945
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 25, 2013
1. Barrack / Baracke Marker
This barrack has been mistaken for the seat of the "Political Department" for a long time.
"Political Department" was the name of the Gestapo branch office (secret state police) located in a wooden barrack behind this building and destroyed during the air-raid in August 1944.
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Lange fãlschlich für den Sitz der „Politischen Abteilung” gehalten.
Die Zweigstelle der Geheimen Staatspolizei (Gestapo), Politische Abteilung genannt, befand sich in einer Holzbaracke hinter diesem Gebäude und wurde im August 1944 beim Luftangriff zerstört.
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Erected by Buchenwald Memorial Foundation.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Forts and Castles • War, World II. A significant historical year for this entry is 1944.
Location. 51° 1.239′ N, 11° 15.005′ E. Marker is in Weimar, Thüringen (Thuringia). It is in Buchenwald Memorial. It can be reached from Buchenwald. Follow the signs. Site is approximately 10 km NW of Weimar, off Blutstraße, west of Ettersburger Straße (L1054). Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Buchenwald 7, Weimar TH 99427, 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: Camp Headquarters / Lagerkommandantur (within shouting distance of this marker); Dog Compound / Hundezwinger (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Gate building / Torgebäude (about 90 meters away); Inmates’ living quarters / Häftlingsunterkünfte (about 120 meters away); Polish Patriots / Polischen Patrioten
this page online
More about this marker. Marker and building are about 100 meters SE of the entrance to the former concentration camp.
Also see . . .
1. Buchenwald Memorial Official Site. (Submitted on August 24, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. Buchenwald in USHMM Holocaust Encyclopedia. (Submitted on August 24, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
3. Buchenwald: History & Overview. (Submitted on August 24, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
4. Buchenwald Concentration Camp. (Submitted on August 24, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 25, 2013
2. Barrack / Baracke and Marker
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 25, 2013
3. Barrack / Baracke
Credits. This page was last revised on October 26, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 24, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 487 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 25, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
