Buchenwald Memorial in Weimar, Thuringia, Germany — Central Europe

Camp Headquarters / Lagerkommandantur

built in 1937 / erbaut 1937

— Fragment of the central part / Fragment des Mittelteils —

Camp Headquarters / Lagerkommandantur Marker image. Click for full size.

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

1. Camp Headquarters / Lagerkommandantur Marker

Inscription.

Camp Headquarters was the office of the camp commandants Karl Koch (1937-1941) and Hermann Pister (1942-1945) and of the commandant's staff. The wooden barrack of the adjutant's office originally formed the western wing of the building. The extensions were built at the beginning of the 1950s.

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Sitz der Lagerkommandanten Karl Koch (1937-1941) und Hermann Pister (1942-1945) und des Kommandanturstabes. Den westlichen Flügel bildete ursprünglich die Holzbaracke der Adjutantur. Die Anbauten erfolgten Anfang der 50er Jahre.
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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° 1.241′ N, 11° 14.983′ 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

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walking distance of this marker. Barrack / Baracke (within shouting distance of this marker); Dog Compound / Hundezwinger (within shouting distance of this marker); Gate building / Torgebäude (within shouting distance of this marker); Inmates’ living quarters / Häftlingsunterkünfte (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Polish Patriots / Polischen Patrioten (about 120 meters away); In Memory of the Soldiers of the XX Corps of the US 3rd Army (about 120 meters away); Crematorium / Krematorium (about 150 meters away); Ernst Thälmann (about 150 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Buchenwald Memorial.

More about this marker. Marker and building are about 75 meters SSE of the entrance to the former concentration camp.

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.)

Camp Headquarters / Lagerkommandantur and Marker image. Click for full size.

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

2. Camp Headquarters / Lagerkommandantur and Marker

Image of Camp Headquarters / Lagerkommandantur on Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By German SS, 1943

3. Image of Camp Headquarters / Lagerkommandantur on Marker

View of Buchenwald Concentration Camp Entrance from Headquarters image. Click for full size.

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

4. View of Buchenwald Concentration Camp Entrance from Headquarters

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 388 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 25, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.