History

Dachau: Principal Distinguishing Badges Worn by Prisoners Dachau: Principal Distinguishing Badges Worn by Prisoners- A listing of all the badges with images. The History Place: The Early Days of Dachau The History Place: The Early Days of Dachau- Details the conditions of life at an early concentration camp. Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial Site Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial Site- Contains a large list of personal accounts of visiting the camp, photographs, and essays. Wikipedia: Dachau Concentration Camp Wikipedia: Dachau Concentration Camp- Contains a brief history of the camp, plus a list of famous prisoners. Jewish Virtual Library: Dachau Jewish Virtual Library: Dachau- Information on prisoner experiments, photographs, plus a list of guards prosecuted during the Dachau trial with their punishment. The Nizkor Project: Dachau The Nizkor Project: Dachau- Contains reports and letters about the medical experiments done at the camp. Dachau Concentration Camp Dachau Concentration Camp- Contains a photo essay of a trip to Dachau, with reader comments. Dachau Memorial Site Dachau Memorial Site- Contains monuments, a tour of the camp, and photos of victims, survivors and the liberation. Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial- Describes the museum, archive and library, and features a multimedia virtual tour. Also includes information about education courses and specia… Z.B.Dachau Z.B.Dachau- A group investigating the contemporary history of Dachau. Contains history, camp personnel, and hints for visiting. Also available in German and Spanish. Chelmno Chelmno- Contains report by the Polish government regarding the camp, and information on the mobile gas chambers. Chelmno Extermination Camp Chelmno Extermination Camp- Details the activities that took place here. Chelmno Chelmno- Contains history of the extermination camp. Also a few photos and diagrams. Wikipedia: Chełmno Extermination Camp Wikipedia: Chełmno Extermination Camp- Brief overview of the camp. Chelmno (Kulmhof - Poland) Chelmno (Kulmhof - Poland)- Contains description of the horrors of the camp, with a few pictures. Chelmno: Death Camp for Total Extermination Chelmno: Death Camp for Total Extermination- Contains testimony from former prisoners. Liberation of Buchenwald Liberation of Buchenwald- By Harry Herder, a first-hand report about the liberation. Buchenwald Buchenwald- Details the forced labor at the camp, and has a silent historical film of the liberation. Buchenwald: Legend and Reality Buchenwald: Legend and Reality- Written by Mark Weber. Portrays a revisionist theory about what happened at Buchenwald. Buchenwald and Beyond Buchenwald and Beyond- Education and archive of the liberation of Buchenwald. BBC News: Germany Marks Buchenwald 'Shame' BBC News: Germany Marks Buchenwald 'Shame'- German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder leads a ceremony to mark 60 years since Buchenwald death camp was liberated. 50 Years Later, a Visit With Buchenwald's Ghosts 50 Years Later, a Visit With Buchenwald's Ghosts- Survivors and liberators recount events at Buchenwald. Documents on the Nazi Concentration Camp at Buchenwald Documents on the Nazi Concentration Camp at Buchenwald- Pictures and reports of the events and liberation of Buchenwald. Buchenwald Concentration Camp Memorial Buchenwald Concentration Camp Memorial- Includes a photo gallery of recent images from Buchenwald. Buchenwald Concentration Camp Buchenwald Concentration Camp- Tour of the camp, photos, and details of the atrocities that took place here. Jewish Virtual Library: Buchenwald Jewish Virtual Library: Buchenwald- Summary of the Buchenwald trial, photos, and experiments that were done on detainees. Buchenwald (Germany) Buchenwald (Germany)- Overview of the camp, with a few pictures. Plus extract from the Nuremberg Trial about tattooed skin. Wikipedia: Buchenwald Wikipedia: Buchenwald- Overview of camp, female prisoner life and famous prisoners. The Buchenwald and Mittelbau-Dora Memorials Foundation The Buchenwald and Mittelbau-Dora Memorials Foundation- Details the work of the foundation in preserving these former internment camps, and the history of the camps. Photos: Fort Breendonk Interior Photos: Fort Breendonk Interior- Contains pictures with annotations. Breendonk Breendonk- Summary of the camp, with a map of the facilities. Wikipedia: Fort Breendonk Wikipedia: Fort Breendonk- Includes a short summary of the fort's history. Breendonk (Belgium) Breendonk (Belgium)- Summary of who was held at the camp, with a few pictures. Breendonk - Memorial Breendonk - Memorial- History of the fort, and the conversion to a concentration camp. Memorializing Those Murdered at Belzec Memorializing Those Murdered at Belzec- A Reuters correspondent describes the need to memorialize Holocaust sites, particularly Belzec. Belzec: The Forgotten Camp Belzec: The Forgotten Camp- Description of camp, plus reflection upon visiting. Testimonies of Belzec SS-Men Testimonies of Belzec SS-Men- First hand accounts of the mass killings. Belzec Belzec- Included history of the camp, timeline, and personal story. Excavations at Belzec Camp Reported Excavations at Belzec Camp Reported- Contains evidence of a recent archaeological study. A Reassessment: Resettlement Transports to Belzec, March-December 1942 A Reassessment: Resettlement Transports to Belzec, March-December 1942- A reassessment of the number of victims at the camp. Belzec (Poland) Belzec (Poland)- Contains information about the extermination center, and a few pictures. Bełżec Bełżec- Information about the victims, staff, maps, photos, and history. Wikipedia: Belzec Extermination Camp Wikipedia: Belzec Extermination Camp- Contains brief overview of the camp. A Teacher's Guide to the Holocaust: Bergen-Belsen A Teacher's Guide to the Holocaust: Bergen-Belsen- Contains recent photographs of the memorial. Bergen Belsen Memorial Bergen Belsen Memorial- Information about the memorial, such as maps, exhibitions, and publications. Site also illustrates the history of the camp for prisoners of war, concentrat… Bergen-Belsen Bergen-Belsen- Contains photos and information on the trial. Bergen-Belsen Camp: The suppressed story Bergen-Belsen Camp: The suppressed story- Details the conditions of the camp, before and after the British takeover. The Nizkor Project: Bergen-Belsen The Nizkor Project: Bergen-Belsen- Contains transcripts of the Belsen trial. Wikipedia: Bergen-Belsen Wikipedia: Bergen-Belsen- Contains a brief history of the camp. Stony Brook Air Force Station Stony Brook Air Force Station- A history of the Cold War mission of an operational storage site of the United States Air Force.