Kaltenkirchen Concentration Camp

In Springhirsch near Kaltenkirchen between August 1944 to April 1945 was a satellite camp of Neuengamme concentration camp.

The prisoners had to construct a military airport. About 700 of them died in this camp.

Some remains of the camp are still visible. There is also a small museum and a memorial.

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Source

• Text: Fedor de Vries
• Photos: Jürgen Gill & Jörn Wommelsdorff