Buchenwald Memorial in Weimar, Thuringia, Germany — Central Europe

Soviet Prisoners of War / Sowjetische Kriegsgefangene

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

1. Soviet Prisoners of War / Sowjetische Kriegsgefangene Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Site of the camp for Soviet prisoners of war, 1941-1945
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Gelände des lagers für sowjetische Kriegsgefangene, 1941-1945
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Aire du camp des prisonniers de guerre soviétiques, 1941-1945

[Russian text not transcribed]

Erected by Buchenwald Memorial Foundation.

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

Location. 51° 1.34′ N, 11° 14.834′ 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. Soviet Prisoners of War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Sinti and Roma Memorial / Sinti und Roma Denkmal

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(within shouting distance of this marker); Camp Fence and the Watchtowers 3, 4 and 5, April 1945 (about 150 meters away, measured in a direct line); SS Guard Detail Splinter Protection Trench (about 150 meters away); Guard Path of the SS Guard Detail (about 150 meters away); Jewish Memorial / Jüdisches Mahnmal (about 150 meters away); Little Camp (Buchenwald Concentration Camp) (about 150 meters away); Inmates’ living quarters / Häftlingsunterkünfte (about 180 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Buchenwald Memorial.

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

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

2. Soviet Prisoners of War / Sowjetische Kriegsgefangene Marker

Looking south

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

3. Soviet Prisoners of War / Sowjetische Kriegsgefangene Marker

Looking northwest

Credits. This page was last revised on January 28, 2022. It was originally submitted on September 3, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 363 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 3, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.