Ohrdruf subcamp
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The Ohrdruf subcamp was a Nazi concentration camp in Thuringia, Germany, notable as the first such camp liberated by U.S. forces during World War II and as a site of forced labor and mass atrocities.
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Nazi concentration camp
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subcamp of Buchenwald concentration camp → |
| conflict |
World War II
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| country |
Nazi Germany
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| guardedBy |
SS-Totenkopfverbände
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| hasTypeOfLabor |
construction work
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earthworks → military infrastructure building → tunnel excavation → |
| historicalSignificance |
provided early direct evidence of Nazi atrocities to U.S. troops
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visited by senior U.S. military leaders after liberation → |
| languageOfToponym |
German
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| liberatedBy |
U.S. 4th Armored Division
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U.S. 89th Infantry Division → United States Army → |
| locatedIn |
Germany
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Thuringia NERFINISHED → |
| locatedOnContinent |
Europe
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| near |
Ohrdruf
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| notableFor |
first Nazi concentration camp liberated by U.S. forces in World War II
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| operatedBy |
SS
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Schutzstaffel → |
| partOf |
Buchenwald concentration camp system
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network of Buchenwald subcamps → |
| partOfEvent |
Holocaust
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Nazi camp system in occupied Europe → |
| perpetratorOf |
death marches
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forced labor under lethal conditions → inhumane living conditions → mass atrocities → mass murder of prisoners → starvation of prisoners → |
| usedFor |
construction of military installations
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construction of underground facilities → exploitation of concentration camp prisoners → forced labor → |
| victimGroup |
Jewish prisoners
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Soviet prisoners of war → other persecuted groups under Nazi rule → political prisoners → |
Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Buchenwald
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hasSubcamp |