Buchenwald Memorial in Weimar, Thuringia, Germany — Central Europe

Dog Compound / Hundezwinger

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

1. Dog Compound / Hundezwinger Marker

Inscription.

Dog compound of the SS military command headquarters, built in 1938
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Hundezwinger des SS-Kommandanturstabes, erbaut 1938
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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: Animals • Forts and Castles • War, World II. In addition, it is included in the The Holocaust series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1938.

Location. 51° 1.225′ N, 11° 14.939′ 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. Camp Headquarters / Lagerkommandantur (within shouting distance of this marker); Gate building / Torgebäude (within shouting distance of this marker); Barrack / Baracke (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); In Memory of the Soldiers of the XX Corps of the US 3rd Army (about 90 meters away); SS Guard Detachment Barracks (about 120 meters away); Inmates’ living quarters / Häftlingsunterkünfte

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(about 150 meters away); Guard Path of the SS Guard Detail (about 150 meters away); Camp Fence and the Watchtowers 3, 4 and 5, April 1945 (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 September 6, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
2. Buchenwald in USHMM Holocaust Encyclopedia. (Submitted on September 6, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
3. Buchenwald: History & Overview. (Submitted on September 6, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
4. Buchenwald Concentration Camp. (Submitted on September 6, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)

Dog Compound / Hundezwinger and Marker image. Click for full size.

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

2. Dog Compound / Hundezwinger and Marker

Dog Compound / Hundezwinger image. Click for full size.

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

3. Dog Compound / Hundezwinger

Credits. This page was last revised on March 20, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 6, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 418 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 6, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.