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Buchenwald Concentration Camp
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One of the largest concentration camps in Germany, the Buchenwald concentration camp was established in July 1937 five miles north of Weimar. Learn more about the camp, the prisoners, and life within through these links.

Buchenwald: Overview
From the Simon Wiesenthal Center, an overview of the Buchenwald concentration camp covering the topics: initial groups of prisoners, arrival of Jewish prisoners, deportations/transfers to Auschwitz, resistance, liberation, and more.

Chronology of Buchenwald
A history of the camp in timeline form.

Photographs and Documents of Buchenwald
Twelve photographs and documents relating to Buchenwald. Unfortunately, these are not accompanied by annotations. (Hint: "file names" with "doc" in them are documents while the others are pictures)

Photographs of Buchenwald
100 historic photographs of the Buchenwald camp, including the entrance to the camp, Jewish orphans, and a pile of human bones.

Walk Through Buchenwald
A walk through of the Buchenwald concentration camp. Each section has a photograph and a short description. Most of the photographs are of the camp now while a select few are historical photographs. This first page shows information about the "Inmates' Camp," but click on the left to see information about the SS area, cemmetaries, commemorative sites, and "time lane."

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