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Our articles of Forced labor (German: Arbeitseinsatz) during World War 2 throughout Europe. This slave labor took many lives and caused unspoken pain by survivors.

Hohlgangsanlage Ho19, German tunnelsystem in St. Helier – Jersey, U.K.

During the German occupation of the Channel Islands of Jersey, work began at strategic points. From 1941 onwards, …

Posted January 5, 2024 by Patrick

Project Riese – Concrete Factory Osówka, Säuferhöhen – Owl Mountains, Walbrzych Poland

The Osowka Tunnels lie in a remote area therefore the Germans constructed a concrete factory on the site, …

Posted July 28, 2023 by Patrick

Former Railway Platform of KZ Farge – Bremen, Germany

Between 1943 and April 1945 forced laborers of KZ Farge were transported from this platform to the "Valentin" …

Posted June 9, 2023 (updated June 9, 2023) by Pascal

Marinegemeinschaftslager II or Navy Community Camp II – Bremen, Neuenkirchen, Germany

Naval Community Camp (MGL) II was set up by Organization Todt (O.T.) as early as 1939, to house …

Posted June 9, 2023 (updated June 14, 2023) by Pascal

Kriegsmarine Oil Tank “Bunker 7” at KZ Farge – Bremen, Farge, Germany

There are multiple of these concrete oil tanks of the Kriegsmarine in the area of the former KZ …

Posted June 4, 2023 by Pascal

The Former Entrance of KZ Farge, Subcamp of Neuengamme Concentration Camp – Bremen, Germany

Between October 1943 and April 1945 this location was the entrance to Neuengamme concentration camp's subcamp Bremen-Farge. [...]Read …

Posted June 3, 2023 (updated June 4, 2023) by Pascal

Naval Community Camp I and Soviet POW Camp – Bremen, Farge, Germany

This memorial commemorates two camps "Naval Community camp I" (Ger: Marinegemeinschaftslager I) and the "Soviet POW camp" of …

Posted June 3, 2023 by Pascal

Former Entrance of the KZ-Farge “Labor Education” Camp – Bremen, Farge, Germany

At this location was the entrance to the Bremen-Farge "labor education" camp run by the SS and the …

Posted June 3, 2023 (updated June 3, 2023) by Pascal

Memorial Stone to Commemorate the Victims of KZ-Farge – Bremen, Rekum, Germany

This memorial stone commemorates the victims of KZ-Farge (a.k.a. KZ-Bremen-Farge), a former sub camp of Neuengamme Concentration Camp. …

Posted June 3, 2023 (updated June 4, 2023) by Pascal

Memorial for the Forced Laborers of U-boot Bunker ‘Valentin’ – Bremen Farge, Germany

This memorial commemorates the 10,000 prisoners of concentration camp "Farge" who were put to work here between 1943 …

Posted May 19, 2023 (updated May 19, 2023) by Pascal

Russian WW2 Cemetery – Kaprun, Austria

In this mass grave near the Castle of Kaprun rest the remains of Russian Forced Laborers who were …

Posted April 4, 2023 (updated April 6, 2024) by Pascal

Project Riese – Wlodarz, Wolfsberg – Owl Mountains, Jugowice – Poland

This complex was part of Project Riese and was the second largest tunnel complex after Osowka. situated in …

Posted August 9, 2022 (updated August 11, 2022) by Patrick

Zaspa Cemetery – KZ Stutthof – Victims of Hitler’s Terror – Gdansk, Poland

In the Polsich city Gdansk is a cemetery in honour of the victims of concentration camp Stutthof. Concentrations …

Posted May 21, 2018 (updated April 6, 2024) by Patrick

Na de Grote Razzia – Rotterdamse scholieren voor dwangarbeid in Duitsland 1944-1945

With great pride we can announce that the first LandmarkScout book is out! After working on this project …

Posted October 26, 2017 (updated May 5, 2024) by Pascal

Flak Tower Humboltshain – Berlin, Germany

Flakturm Humboltshain is a 1st generation G - tower. The 'G' indicated Gefechtsturm or Combat tower. Its measurements …

Posted March 16, 2017 (updated October 25, 2023) by Patrick

Project Riese, Dynamit Nobel AG, Mölke – Ludwikowice Kłodzkie, Poland

Near the towns of Ludwikowice Kłodzkie and Miłków in Poland lie the remains of the Dynamit Nobel A.G. …

Posted October 15, 2016 (updated August 6, 2022) by Patrick

Project Riese – Rzeczka, Dorfbach – Owl Mountains, Walim Poland

Construction on Project Riese and Rzeczka started in 1943 and the Germans kept on digging until the Russian …

Posted September 25, 2016 (updated August 6, 2022) by Patrick

German Build House, Forced labour - Kurgan Russia

German Built Houses, Forced Labour in Kurgan – Russia

During WW2 German prisoners of war were transported behind the Ural Mountains in Russia. Some ended up in …

Posted December 8, 2015 (updated June 18, 2023) by Patrick