Plötzensee Prison
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Plötzensee Prison was a notorious Nazi-era execution site in Berlin where many political prisoners and resistance members were imprisoned and killed during the Third Reich.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Berlin-Plötzensee Prison | 1 |
Statements (64)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Nazi prison
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execution site ⓘ prison ⓘ |
| commemorates |
German resistance
NERFINISHED
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foreign resistance fighters ⓘ victims of Nazi justice ⓘ |
| country | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentUse |
correctional facility
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memorial site ⓘ |
| executionMethods |
beheading
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guillotine ⓘ hanging ⓘ |
| hasMemorial | Plötzensee Memorial NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
cell blocks
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execution chamber ⓘ gallows room ⓘ guillotine room ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | site of memory for victims of National Socialism ⓘ |
| historicalEvent | mass executions after the 20 July 1944 assassination attempt on Hitler ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
major Nazi-era execution site in Berlin
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symbol of Nazi political repression ⓘ |
| inUseAsExecutionSiteFrom | 1933 ⓘ |
| inUseAsExecutionSiteUntil | 1945 ⓘ |
| inUseAsPrisonFrom | late 19th century ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Berlin
NERFINISHED
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Berlin, Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ Berlin-Charlottenburg NERFINISHED ⓘ Charlottenburg-Nord NERFINISHED ⓘ Nazi Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ Third Reich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Berlin-Spandau Ship Canal
NERFINISHED
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Plötzensee Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Plötzensee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableVictim |
Czechoslovak resistance members
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Dietrich Bonhoeffer NERFINISHED ⓘ Erwin Planck NERFINISHED ⓘ French resistance members ⓘ Hans von Dohnanyi NERFINISHED ⓘ Helmuth James von Moltke NERFINISHED ⓘ Julius Leber NERFINISHED ⓘ Peter Yorck von Wartenburg NERFINISHED ⓘ Polish resistance members ⓘ Ulrich von Hassell NERFINISHED ⓘ members of the 20 July 1944 plot ⓘ members of the Red Orchestra ⓘ |
| numberOfPeopleExecuted |
about 3000
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more than 2500 ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
Nazi judicial system
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Prussian authorities NERFINISHED ⓘ Reich Ministry of Justice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Berlin prison system ⓘ |
| startDate | 1868 ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Nazi era
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Third Reich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
detention of political prisoners
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detention of resistance members ⓘ execution of conscientious objectors ⓘ execution of death sentences ⓘ execution of foreign resistance fighters ⓘ execution of members of the 20 July plot ⓘ execution of members of the German resistance ⓘ execution of members of the Red Orchestra resistance group ⓘ execution of members of the White Rose resistance group ⓘ execution of political opponents ⓘ |
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Berlin-Plötzensee Prison