Neuengamme was a network of Nazi concentration camps in northern Germany that consisted of the main camp, Neuengamme, and more than 85 satellite camps. Established in 1938 near the village of Neuengam
Prisoners at forced labor along the camp fence
Neuengamme prisoners working on a canal of the Dove Elbe
Aerial shot of the Neuengamme camp taken by British aviation on 16 April 1945
Invoice for bread for the month of April 1945 to the Neuengamme concentration camp
SS Cap Arcona
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SS Cap Arcona, named after Cape Arkona on the island of Rügen, was a large German ocean liner, later a requisitioned auxiliary ship of the Kriegsmarine, and finally a prison ship in the later months o
Neuengamme concentration camp
…on 19 April. Between 20 and 26 April, over 9000 prisoners were taken from Neuengamme and loaded on four ships: the passenger liners Deutschland and Cap Arcona, and two large steamers, SS Thielbek and Athen. The prisoners were in the ships' hold for several days with no food or water. Concluding that the ships…
Cap Arcona in 1927
Plans of Cap Arcona.
Launching of German ocean liner Cap Arcona, 14 May 1927.
Scale model of Cap Arcona.