Buchenwald Memorial in Weimar, Thuringia, Germany — Central Europe

Inmates' Laundry and "Goethe Oak"

Häftlingswäscherei und „Goethe-Eiche"

— Photograph, June 1944 / Foto Juni 1944 —

Photo and Inmates' Laundry and "Goethe Oak" Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Georges Angeli, June 1944

1. Photo and Inmates' Laundry and "Goethe Oak" Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Photo taken secretly by the French inmate Georges Angeli
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Insgeheim von dem französischen Häftling Georges Angeli aufgenommen
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[French and Russian text not transcribed]

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° 1.384′ N, 11° 15.079′ 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. Storage Cellar / Vorratskeller (a few steps from this marker); "Goethe's Oak" / „Goethe-Eiche” (a few steps from this marker); British and Canadian Military Victims of Buchenwald

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(within shouting distance of this marker); Depot / Kammergebäude (within shouting distance of this marker); Camp Road / Lagerstraße (within shouting distance of this marker); Bulgarian Political Prisoners / Bulgarische politische Häftlinge (within shouting distance of this marker); Female Victims of Buchenwald (within shouting distance of this marker); Stake and Cart / Pfahl und Karren (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Buchenwald Memorial.

Also see . . .
1. Buchenwald Memorial Official Site. (Submitted on August 27, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
2. Buchenwald in USHMM Holocaust Encyclopedia. (Submitted on August 27, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
3. Buchenwald: History & Overview. (Submitted on August 27, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
4. Buchenwald Concentration Camp. (Submitted on August 27, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)

Inmates' Laundry and "Goethe Oak" Marker image. Click for full size.

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

2. Inmates' Laundry and "Goethe Oak" Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on January 28, 2022. It was originally submitted on August 27, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 332 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 27, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.