Talk:Lichtenburg concentration camp

Jewish prisoners?
Were Jewish prisoners held there? Badagnani 21:50, 3 June 2007 (UTC)

Yes, there were Jewish Prisoners held there, usually before being moved on to other camps Trotboy (talk) 14:22, 12 March 2008 (UTC)

new info
source: de.wikipedia, KZ Lichtenburg The Lichtenburg camp in the NAZI State was one of the first concentration camps previous function for the system of warehousing prisoners in Germany. On June 13, 1933, it was established as a "Concentration camp for male protection prisoners". The Lichtenburg concentration camp was scheduled for 1000 prisoners, already in September 1933 with about 2000 prisoners severely overcrowded, this allows the living conditions of prisoners deteriorated extremely. At least 20 (documented) prisoners perished in the time of camp existence, through abuse, poor prison conditions and murders in the punishment cell. It says here the battery bracket was invented, which was taken over in other concentration camps. Wolfgang Langhoff, former prisoner who arrived on December 6, 1933, met at in the Lichtenburg 70% Communists, Socialists 20 percent and 10 percent about politically unorganized prisoners. In 1934, also known as professional criminals, which were assigned as convicts without trial were brought as a persecuted gay men in the "light" and later. First surveillance of the camp was by the police. As of mid-August, 150 men guarded the camp, camp commandant was SS Truppführer Edgar Entsberger [2] of the SS-Standarte 26. From June 1, 1934 Dachau camp rules applied. Hitler had supposedly used it during the long knives for the conspiracy to murder SA Chief Ernst Röhm, where 60 fighters were committed in July 1934 briefly in the Lichtenburg concentration camp.[3]

After the adoption of the Nuremberg laws in September 1935, the SS jailed prisoners there because of "Miscegenation." 1937-1939 Conversion into a women's concentration camp

After the establishment of the Sachsenhausen and Buchenwald concentration camps, the men's camp dissolved in August 1937 and the Castle transitioned from 1937 to be used for housing female prisoners. The first 200 female prisoners from the women concentration camp of Moringen arrived on 15 December. 1,415 Prisoner numbers were busy until 1939. The women's camp was SS inspection of the concentration camps (IKL SS). The camp commandant's Office took over SS Standartenführer Günther Tamaschke. As camp of fourth group? Alex Piorkowski and from September 1938 SS-Hauptsturmführer Max Koegel, who came from the Dachau concentration camp. As the castle had decrepit buildings and was considered as not upgradable, the remaining 867 female prisoners in newly-built of the Ravensbrück concentration camp from women were laid in May 1939.

prisoner groups In addition to the political prisoners who were imprisoned in part already since 1933, the fortified since 1935 referred Jehovah witnesses, returning women immigrants, prisoners  of  "Miscegenation" origin, Sinti and Roma women and so-called pursued Jewish women Asocials (national socialism)  asocial and criminals were brought into the concentration camp. Use after 1939

After the closure of the Lichtenburg concentration camp, the Castle served as the site for the Totenkopf infantry reserve battalion II and in 1942 the SS main Zeugamt. Up to 65 prisoners from the Sachsenhausen concentration camp, which was housed in the cell area, were by the SS used for forced labour. [In the section on the period after 1939 is missing the following important information: fate of prisoners; Number / number of sick, dead]

After 1945

Rally of the VVN in the former concentration camps and prison (1949) After 1945 the Castle and the surrounding lands were used for agriculture until 1990. In the bunker of former concentration camp a reminder and Memorial was established in 1965, which was expanded in 1974.

1995 the Ravensbrück camp community / friends e.v. had to struggle for the preservation of the Memorial. In late 2000, the Lichtenburg as property of the Federal Government should be sold by the Oberfinanzdirektion Magdeburg. Under the motto "to sell KZ", protests broke los in the country and abroad. Requests were made to the Bundestag. In November 2004, the closure again threatened the Memorial. Only after protest the Saxony-Anhalt State Government cost-sharing agreed. After long negotiations about the future and the sponsorship of the Memorial concentration camp Lichtenburg between Wittenberg, of the regional government in Saxony Anhalt and the Federal Government led 2006 decided to set up a Memorial Foundation [4] in Saxony-Anhalt. It exists since January 1, 2007. Since early 2008, the Memorial is part of this Foundation KZ Lichtenburg. The former workshop wing to a modern visitor information centre was rebuilt between 2008 and 2011.

Under the motto "to sell KZ", protests broke los in the country and abroad. Requests were made to the Bundestag. In November 2004, the closure again threatened the Memorial. Only after protest the Saxony-Anhalt State Government cost-sharing agreed. After long negotiations about the future and the sponsorship of the Memorial concentration camp Lichtenburg between Wittenberg, of the regional government in Saxony Anhalt and the Federal Government led 2006 decided to set up a Memorial Foundation [4] in Saxony-Anhalt. It exists since January 1, 2007. Since early 2008, the Memorial is part of this Foundation KZ Lichtenburg. The former workshop wing to a modern visitor information centre was rebuilt between 2008 and 2011. The new permanent exhibition was presented on the 1 December 2011 the public with opening of the new Memorial. The Working Group "Castle and Memorial Lichtenburg e.v." has dissolved itself with his Club goals to 1 January 2012. The Memorial concentration camp Lichtenburg, Prettin is supported by the existing 2010-Association for the "Castle and Memorial Lichtenburg e.V.". 74.239.209.92 (talk) 08:07, 7 July 2012 (UTC)

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The result of the move request was: moved. -- Brown HairedGirl (talk) • (contribs) 11:52, 21 April 2014 (UTC)

Lichtenburg (concentration camp) → Lichtenburg concentration camp – I am not quite sure why the title is currently written this way, or why I cannot move this without a discussion. The German article calls it KZ Lichtenburg. Hoops gza (talk) 17:10, 13 April 2014 (UTC)
 * It could be possible that the English and German name differ. Do you hafe any evidence that this place is better known as Lichtenburg concentration camp in English?--67.70.140.89 (talk) 18:46, 13 April 2014 (UTC)


 * Support Avoid superfluous parenthesis per WP:NCDAB walk victor falktalk 06:55, 14 April 2014 (UTC)


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