Buchenwald Memorial in Weimar, Thuringia, Germany

Stake and Cart / Pfahl und Karren

(reconstruction) / (Rekonstruktion)

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

1. Stake and Cart / Pfahl und Karren Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Means of punishment and work
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Straf- und Arbeitsmittel
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[French and Russian text not transcribed]

Erected by Buchenwald Memorial Foundation.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Man-Made Features • War, World II.

Location. 51° 1.329′ N, 11° 15.062′ 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. Female Victims of Buchenwald (within shouting distance of this marker); Crematorium / Krematorium (within shouting distance of this marker); Ernst Thälmann (within shouting distance of this marker); Polish Patriots / Polischen Patrioten (within shouting distance of this marker); British and Canadian Military Victims of Buchenwald

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(within shouting distance of this marker); Inmates' Laundry and "Goethe Oak" (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Storage Cellar / Vorratskeller (about 90 meters away); Inmates’ living quarters / Häftlingsunterkünfte (about 120 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Buchenwald Memorial.

Also see . . .
1. Buchenwald Memorial Official Site. (Submitted on August 26, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
2. Buchenwald in USHMM Holocaust Encyclopedia. (Submitted on August 26, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
3. Buchenwald: History & Overview. (Submitted on August 26, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
4. Buchenwald Concentration Camp. (Submitted on August 26, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)

Stake and Cart / Pfahl und Karren and Marker image. Click for full size.

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

2. Stake and Cart / Pfahl und Karren and Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on January 28, 2022. It was originally submitted on August 26, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 286 times since then and 3 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 26, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.