Plötzensee Prison, Berlin, Nazi Germany
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Plötzensee Prison in Berlin was a notorious Nazi-era detention and execution facility used primarily for political prisoners and members of the German resistance.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Plötzensee Prison | 0 |
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
execution site
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prison ⓘ |
| country | Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| currentUse |
correctional facility
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youth detention facility ⓘ |
| executionMethods |
beheading by guillotine
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hanging ⓘ |
| hasMemorial | Plötzensee Memorial NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageStatus |
memorial site of German resistance
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site of remembrance ⓘ |
| inUseAsExecutionSiteFrom | 1933 ⓘ |
| inUseAsExecutionSiteUntil | 1945 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Berlin
NERFINISHED
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Berlin, Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ Berlin-Charlottenburg NERFINISHED ⓘ Charlottenburg-Nord NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Berlin-Spandau Ship Canal
NERFINISHED
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Plötzensee lake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memorialEstablished | 1952 ⓘ |
| memorialPurpose | commemoration of victims of Nazi justice ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Plötzensee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Plötzensee executions of 1943
NERFINISHED
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mass executions after the 20 July 1944 plot ⓘ |
| notablePrisonerExecuted |
Adam von Trott zu Solz
NERFINISHED
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Alfred Delp NERFINISHED ⓘ Czesław Jóźwiak NERFINISHED ⓘ Dietrich Bonhoeffer NERFINISHED ⓘ Erwin Planck NERFINISHED ⓘ Hans von Dohnanyi NERFINISHED ⓘ Helmuth James von Moltke NERFINISHED ⓘ Julius Leber NERFINISHED ⓘ Ludwik Wrodarczyk NERFINISHED ⓘ Peter Yorck von Wartenburg NERFINISHED ⓘ Ulrich von Hassell NERFINISHED ⓘ members of the Red Orchestra resistance group ⓘ members of the White Rose resistance group ⓘ |
| numberOfPeopleExecuted |
about 3000
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more than 2800 ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
Nazi judicial authorities
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Prussian Ministry of Justice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | State of Berlin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Nazi judicial system
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Nazi system of political repression ⓘ |
| startDate | 1868 ⓘ |
| usedFor |
detention of political prisoners
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detention of resistance members ⓘ execution of German resistance members ⓘ execution of conscientious objectors ⓘ execution of death sentences ⓘ execution of foreign forced laborers ⓘ execution of people convicted by Nazi People’s Court ⓘ execution of prisoners of war ⓘ |
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