Fort VII Posen
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Fort VII Posen was a Nazi German concentration camp established in a 19th-century fortress in Poznań, used primarily for the imprisonment, torture, and execution of Polish intelligentsia and resistance members during World War II.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fort VII Posen canonical | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Nazi concentration camp
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extermination site ⓘ former military fortress ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Fort Colomb
NERFINISHED
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Fort VII NERFINISHED ⓘ KL Posen NERFINISHED ⓘ Konzentrationslager Posen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtFor | defense of Poznań ⓘ |
| commemorates | victims of Nazi terror in Poznań ⓘ |
| country | Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| endDate | 1944 ⓘ |
| hasCurrentUse |
memorial site
ⓘ
museum ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | site of martyrdom ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
German-occupied Poland
ⓘ
Greater Poland Voivodeship NERFINISHED ⓘ Poznań NERFINISHED ⓘ Wielkopolska NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTime | World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| methodOfKilling |
gassing
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shootings ⓘ starvation ⓘ torture ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the first Nazi concentration camps in occupied Poland
ⓘ
early use of gas for killing prisoners ⓘ |
| occupier | Nazi Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
Gestapo
NERFINISHED
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SS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalFunction |
19th-century Prussian fortress
ⓘ
military fortification ⓘ |
| partOf |
Festung Posen
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nazi camp system in occupied Poland ⓘ Poznań Fortress system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startDate | 1939 ⓘ |
| usedFor |
execution of prisoners
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imprisonment of Polish intelligentsia ⓘ persecution of Jews ⓘ persecution of Polish clergy ⓘ persecution of Polish officials ⓘ persecution of Polish resistance members ⓘ persecution of Polish teachers ⓘ persecution of psychiatric patients ⓘ torture of prisoners ⓘ |
| victimGroup |
Jews
NERFINISHED
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Polish civilians ⓘ Polish intelligentsia ⓘ Polish resistance members ⓘ clergy ⓘ local officials ⓘ psychiatric patients ⓘ teachers ⓘ |
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