Lieberose

Lieberose (Lower Sorbian: Luboraz) is a town in the Dahme-Spreewald district, in Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated 25 km north of Cottbus.

History
From 1815 to 1947, Lieberose was part of the Prussian Province of Brandenburg.

During World War II, Lieberose forced labor camp, a subcamp of Sachsenhausen concentration camp was located here. (The subcamp, KL Lieberose, was a labour camp for the support point of SS- Division "Kurmark". The SS- Division "Kurmark" located in Lieberose and surrounding area.

Near the end of the war, Jewish prisoners were sent on a death march towards Sachsenhausen.

After World War II was the camp a prison camp for the soviet secret service (NKGB).

After World War II, Lieberose was incorporated into the State of Brandenburg from 1947 to 1952 and the Bezirk Frankfurt of East Germany from 1952 to 1990. Since 1990, Lieberose is again part of Brandenburg.

People from Lieberose

 * Dietrich von der Schulenburg (1849-1911), German politician and member of Prussian parliament