Buchenwald Memorial in Weimar, Thuringia, Germany

Camp Road / Lagerstraße

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

1. Camp Road / Lagerstraße Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Camp road between blocks (stone barracks), SS photograph, 1943
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Lagerstraße zwischen Steinblocks, SS-Foto 1943
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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. A significant historical year for this entry is 1943.

Location. 51° 1.411′ N, 11° 15.076′ 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. Bulgarian Political Prisoners / Bulgarische politische Häftlinge (a few steps from this marker); Depot / Kammergebäude (a few steps from this marker); "Goethe's Oak" / „Goethe-Eiche” (within shouting distance of this marker); Inmates' Laundry and "Goethe Oak"

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

2. Camp Road / Lagerstraße Marker

Looking WNW between former barracks foundations

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(within shouting distance of this marker); Storage Cellar / Vorratskeller (within shouting distance of this marker); British and Canadian Military Victims of Buchenwald (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Female Victims of Buchenwald (about 120 meters away); Jewish Memorial / Jüdisches Mahnmal (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 31, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
2. Buchenwald in USHMM Holocaust Encyclopedia. (Submitted on August 31, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
3. Buchenwald: History & Overview. (Submitted on August 31, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
4. Buchenwald Concentration Camp. (Submitted on August 31, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)

Credits. This page was last revised on January 28, 2022. It was originally submitted on August 31, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 332 times since then and 7 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 31, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.