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Oranienburg Concentration Camp

Type   Prison Camp
Historical Name of Location   Oranienburg, Mark Brandenburg, Germany

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ww2dbaseOranienburg Concentration Camp, located north of Berlin, Germany, was established at a non-functioning factory in Mar 1933. It was the first concentration camp established by the German Nazi regime. Its first inmates were generally political opponents (largely communists and social democrats), but a number of homosexuals and other "undesirables" were also imprisoned at Oranienburg. The prisoners were often employed as forced laborers for the town of Oranienburg. While it was initially a SA (Sturmabteilung) facility, it was taken over by the SS (Schutzstaffel) on 4 Jul 1934 after the bloody struggle between the SA and the SS which ended in SS victory. In 1936, Oranienburg Concentration Camp closed as the nearby and larger Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp began operations. At the time of its closing, the prison camp had a population of over 3,000. 16 prisoners died at Oranienburg Concentration Camp.

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Last Major Update: Oct 2017



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22 Feb 1933 Initial plans were made for a detention camp in Oranienburg, Germany.
12 Mar 1933 Oranienburg north of Berlin, Germany became the site of the first German concentration camp.
30 Jun 1934 Oranienburg Concentration Camp in Germany was transferred under the jurisdiction of the German justice department.
4 Jul 1934 The Nazi SS organization assumed control of Oranienburg Concentration Camp in Germany.

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German SA men with political prisoners at Oranienburg Concentration Camp, Brandenburg, Germany, Aug 1933Political prisoners at Oranienburg Concentration Camp, Brandenburg, Germany, Aug 1933
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WW2-Era Place Name Oranienburg, Mark Brandenburg, Germany
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German SA men with political prisoners at Oranienburg Concentration Camp, Brandenburg, Germany, Aug 1933Political prisoners at Oranienburg Concentration Camp, Brandenburg, Germany, Aug 1933
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