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Buchenwald. Abi Dawson. Nazi Camps. Doors of Buchenwald. 250,000 Passed Through. Gates of Buchenwald. Gates bear inscription “To Each his Due!”. New Arrivals. Satellite Camps. Over 130 Satellite and Extension Camps. Buchenwald 1945. Forced Labor Camp.
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Buchenwald Abi Dawson
Doors of Buchenwald • 250,000 Passed Through
Gates of Buchenwald • Gates bear inscription “To Each his Due!”
Satellite Camps • Over 130 Satellite and Extension Camps.
Forced Labor Camp • Designed to Kill Prisoners by Forced Labor
Identification • Each of the Buchenwald prisoners had a number. It was not uncommon for numbers to be mixed up and one punished for another’s offense.
Roll Call • In 1943, dogs trained to kill men in these striped suits were brought into the camp and released outside its borders.
Roll Call • Four roll calls took place each day. • If a prisoner was missing, the rest would stand until he was found.
Arrivals from Kristallnacht • Roll Call for prisoners arrested during “Night of Broken Glass”
Crematoria • The minimum death quota was 80 per day. • This was often exceeded.
Barracks • First barracks were built by prisoners themselves.
Elie Wiesel at Buchenwald • Elie is in the second row of bunks, seventh from the left.
Administration • Karl Otto Koch, the Commandant • He was easily bribed, and had a watch fob made from prisoners’ gold teeth bearing the birth dates of his children.
Ilse Koch • Ilse Koch committed many war crimes. One of her interests was using tattooed skin to make lamp shades and book covers.
Ilse Koch • She was known for riding her horse through the camps and whipping prisoners.
Children at Buchenwald • The children sometimes hid among the prisoners’ belongings.
Children at Buchenwald • If they were caught, the punishment was to be laid among those already in the ditches.
Evacuation • Graves of Prisoners who died during Death Marches
Liberation • These starving children were liberated by American soldiers on April 11, 1945
Liberation • Not many survived to be liberated.
We Remember • A memorial to those who died at Buchenwald.