Memorials Camp Ladelund

Stato, Ladelund
Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Camp Ladelund, a satellite camp of Neuengamme concentration, existed from 1 November to 16 December 1944. There were more than 2000 inmates in the campt, who had to work at the Friesenwall, a defense-line. In the short time the camp existed, 301 inmates died. Among them were 111 men from the Dutch village Putten, who were deported a month earlier as a reprisal measurement. On the location of the camp, there are now several memorials.

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Text by: Fedor de Vries

Photo(s): Arne List