The Nazis established a concentration camp near the town of Natzweiler, 31 miles south of Strasbourg, on a hill in the Vosges Mountains. Natzweiler-Struthof was one of the smallest concentration camps. It was apparently established after Albert Speer, Hitler’s architect, who had been on an inspection tour of recently occupied France and had noticed that there was granite deposits in the Natzweiler area. The Deutsche Erd-und Steinwerke GmbH AKA “The German Earth and Stone-Works Ltd”,reacted to Speers promptings and by autumn 1940 had launched a project to quarry the granite, with the work to be done by prisoners. The commandants of Natzweiler were these people:
Egon Zill – 1942-1943
Hans Huettig – 1942
Friedrich Hartjenstein - 1944
Heinrich Schwarz - 1945
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In the same area, deep tunnels were made underground to provide space for subterranean factories that would be safe from bomb attacks from Allied aircraft. The camp was really only for political prisoners, both from France and Germany and farther. The inmates had to do forced labor in a nearby quarry. But this camp was not just known for the hard forced labor and the holding of political inmates this camp was known as one of the most vicious camps, Because the did wickid “Medical Experiments”, and these were mostly conducted in 1943. Other experiments were conducted , including the gassing of prisoners in attempt to research possible antidotes to the poison gas phosgene.(A chemical weapon used in world war one). On other occasions specially selected jews were sent to the camp to be gassed in order to obtain a skeleton collection for the Anatomical Institute Of Strasbourg University. But most deaths were due to the harsh living, and working conditions. Most of the camps are the same but this camp was like one of a kind and it is the most vicious camp to me because in order for me to compare this camp
Egon Zill – 1942-1943
Hans Huettig – 1942
Friedrich Hartjenstein - 1944
Heinrich Schwarz - 1945
Josef …show more content…
In the same area, deep tunnels were made underground to provide space for subterranean factories that would be safe from bomb attacks from Allied aircraft. The camp was really only for political prisoners, both from France and Germany and farther. The inmates had to do forced labor in a nearby quarry. But this camp was not just known for the hard forced labor and the holding of political inmates this camp was known as one of the most vicious camps, Because the did wickid “Medical Experiments”, and these were mostly conducted in 1943. Other experiments were conducted , including the gassing of prisoners in attempt to research possible antidotes to the poison gas phosgene.(A chemical weapon used in world war one). On other occasions specially selected jews were sent to the camp to be gassed in order to obtain a skeleton collection for the Anatomical Institute Of Strasbourg University. But most deaths were due to the harsh living, and working conditions. Most of the camps are the same but this camp was like one of a kind and it is the most vicious camp to me because in order for me to compare this camp