Buchenwald Memorial in Weimar, Thuringia, Germany — Central Europe

Gate building / Torgebäude

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., September 25, 2013

1. Gate building / Torgebäude and Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Title is text

[French and Russian text not translated]

Erected by Buchenwald Memorial Foundation.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Man-Made Features • War, World II. In addition, it is included in the The Holocaust series list.

Location. 51° 1.266′ N, 11° 14.948′ E. Marker is in Buchenwald Memorial, Thüringen (Thuringia), in Weimar. Follow the signs. Site is approximately 10 km NW of Weimar, off Blutstraße, west of Ettersburger Straße (L1054). Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Buchenwald Memorial TH 99427, Germany. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Camp Headquarters / Lagerkommandantur (within shouting distance of this marker); Inmates’ living quarters / Häftlingsunterkünfte (within shouting distance of this marker); Dog Compound / Hundezwinger (within shouting distance of this marker); Barrack / Baracke (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Polish Patriots / Polischen Patrioten

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(about 120 meters away); Crematorium / Krematorium (about 150 meters away); Guard Path of the SS Guard Detail (about 150 meters away); Camp Fence and the Watchtowers 3, 4 and 5, April 1945 (about 150 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Buchenwald Memorial.

Also see . . .
1. Buchenwald Memorial Official Site. (Submitted on August 25, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
2. Buchenwald in USHMM Holocaust Encyclopedia. (Submitted on August 25, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
3. Buchenwald: History & Overview. (Submitted on August 25, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
4. Buchenwald Concentration Camp. (Submitted on August 25, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., September 25, 2013

2. Gate building / Torgebäude and Marker

Gate building / Torgebäude image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., September 25, 2013

3. Gate building / Torgebäude

Entrance to the former Buchenwald Concentration Camp

Gate building / Torgebäude Gate Slogan image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., September 25, 2013

4. Gate building / Torgebäude Gate Slogan

Jedem das seine / To each his own

Credits. This page was last revised on January 28, 2022. It was originally submitted on August 25, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 349 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 25, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.