Speziallager

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Speziallager were post-World War II Soviet NKVD-run internment and labor camps in occupied Germany used to detain political prisoners, alleged Nazis, and other perceived opponents.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf NKVD camp system
internment camp
labor camp
after World War II NERFINISHED
appliesTo civilians
former Nazi Party members
members of German administration
appliesToJurisdiction Soviet occupation zone NERFINISHED
country Germany NERFINISHED
detains alleged collaborators
alleged war criminals
political opponents
suspected anti-Soviet elements
differentFrom Nazi concentration camps
endTime 1950
hasAuthorityOver inmates in Soviet occupation zone
hasCause Soviet occupation of eastern Germany
hasCharacteristic no regular legal process
poor living conditions
secrecy of locations and prisoner lists
use of forced labor
hasConsequence long-term imprisonment without trial for many detainees
post-war political repression in East Germany
hasEffect high mortality among detainees
imprisonment without trial
hasHistoricalPeriod early Cold War
post-World War II occupation of Germany
hasLanguage German
Russian
hasOriginalLanguageName Speziallager NERFINISHED
hasRelatedEntity NKVD special camps in the USSR NERFINISHED
hasTranslation special camp
hasType extrajudicial detention facility
locatedIn Soviet occupation zone in Germany NERFINISHED
post-war Germany
operatedBy NKVD NERFINISHED
Soviet Union NERFINISHED
partOf Soviet occupation administration in Germany NERFINISHED
Soviet repressive system in Eastern Europe NERFINISHED
regulatedBy Soviet military administration in Germany NERFINISHED
startTime 1945
usedFor detention of alleged Nazis
detention of perceived opponents of Soviet rule
detention of political prisoners
forced labor

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