Esterwegen concentration camp
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Esterwegen concentration camp was an early Nazi detention and forced-labor camp in northwestern Germany, notorious for holding political prisoners such as pacifist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Carl von Ossietzky.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Nazi concentration camp
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forced-labor camp ⓘ |
| afterUse |
internment camp
ⓘ
military camp ⓘ |
| category |
Emslandlager
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nazi concentration camps in Germany ⓘ Political repression in Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| closed | 1945 ⓘ |
| country | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| established | 1933 ⓘ |
| GermanName | Konzentrationslager Esterwegen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMemorial | Esterwegen Memorial NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heldPrisonerType |
Jehovah's Witnesses
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
communists ⓘ conscientious objectors ⓘ pacifists ⓘ political prisoners ⓘ social democrats ⓘ trade unionists ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | memorial site ⓘ |
| knownFor |
detention of Carl von Ossietzky
ⓘ
forced labor in peat bogs ⓘ harsh conditions ⓘ mistreatment of prisoners ⓘ |
| languageOfName | German ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Emsland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Esterwegen NERFINISHED ⓘ Lower Saxony ⓘ northwestern Germany ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Dutch border
ⓘ
Papenburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memorialOpened | 2011 ⓘ |
| notablePrisoner |
Carl von Ossietzky
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Erich Mühsam NERFINISHED ⓘ Fritz Husemann NERFINISHED ⓘ Johann Esser NERFINISHED ⓘ Julius Leber NERFINISHED ⓘ Karl Schabrod NERFINISHED ⓘ Ludwig Renn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opened | 1933 ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
Nazi Germany
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Prussian Ministry of the Interior NERFINISHED ⓘ SS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Emsland camps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Nazi era ⓘ |
| usedAs |
early Nazi detention camp
ⓘ
forced-labor site ⓘ political prison ⓘ |
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