Amsterdam Oud-Zuid , North Holland, Netherlands — Northwestern Europe
Vrouwen van Ravensbrück 1940-1945
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Women of Ravensbrück 1940-1945 Memorial
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, June 19, 2023
1. Vrouwen van Ravensbrück 1940-1945 / Women of Ravensbrück 1940-1945 Memorial
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fascisme
Ter nagedachtenis aan de vrouwen, mannen en kinderen die zijn omgekomen in het concentratiekamp Ravensbrück.
1939-1945
To those who persevered to the utmost in saying NO to fascism.
In memory of the women, men, and children who lost their lives in the Ravensbrück concentration camp.
1939-1945
Erected 1975 by Gemeente Amsterdam.
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, World II • Women. In addition, it is included in the The Holocaust series list.
Location. 52° 21.415′ N, 4° 52.936′ E. Memorial is in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland (North Holland). It is in Amsterdam Oud-Zuid. It is on Museumplein, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Amsterdam, Noord-Holland 1071 DJ, Netherlands. Touch for directions.
Regionally, it is in Europe, the European Union, Atlantic Europe, the Benelux Low Countries, the Schengen Area, Western Europe, and the Western World.
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Zigeunermonument Hel en vuur / Romani Monument Hell and Fire (within shouting distance of this marker); Etty Hillesum (about 120 meters away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named Etty Hillesum (about 120 meters away); Eduard Cuypers (about 210 meters away); Johannes Bernardus van Bree (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Oud-katholieke kerk / Old-Catholic Church (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Johannes Verhulst (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Gerard Dou (approx. 0.4 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Amsterdam.
More about this memorial. The memorial is located on the east side of the Museumplein and is easily seen from a distance.
Also see . . . 1939 - 1945 Ravensbrück concentration camp (Stiftung Brandenburgische Gedenkstätten).
Excerpt: Around 120,000 women and children, 20,000 men and 1,200 adolescent girls and young women (imprisoned in the Uckermark “juvenile protective custody camp”) were registered as Ravensbrück(Submitted on July 28, 2023.)prisoners between 1939 and 1945. These prisoners came from over 30 nations and included Jewish, Sinti and Roma people. Tens of thousands of them were murdered, died of hunger and disease or were killed in medical experiments. In the course of “Operation 14 f 13”, prisoners considered infirm or unfit for work were selected and murdered. Along with the victims of “14 f 13”, a number of Jewish prisoners were taken to the Bernburg “sanatorium and nursing home” and were murdered in the facility’s gas chamber. From 1941 onward, Ravensbrück was used as a place of execution. Countless women — the exact number is not known — were shot to death. In early 1945, the SS set up a provisional gas chamber at Ravensbrück in a hut next to the crematorium, where between 5,000 and 6,000 prisoners were gassed between late January and April 1945. Among them were approximately 100 prisoners from the men’s camp.Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, June 19, 20232. Vrouwen van Ravensbrück 1940-45 / Women of Ravensbrück 1940-45 Memorial Marker
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, June 19, 2023
3. Vrouwen van Ravensbrück 1940-1945 / Women of Ravensbrück 1940-1945 Memorial
Credits. This page was last revised on January 9, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 28, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 856 times since then and 58 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 28, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
