List of subcamps of Buchenwald

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The following is a list of the forced labor subcamps of the Nazi Buchenwald concentration camp. [1]

NameLocationCompanyFunction
Aachen Aachen Bomb demolition squads
Abteroda Berka/Werra BMW Production of chemical explosives
Abteroda/Vitzeroda Berka/Werra BMWManufacture of aircraft engine parts
Allendorf Stadtallendorf Dynamit Nobel Chemical products
Altenburg Altenburg HASAG Manufacture of cartridge cases
Arolsen Bad Arolsen Service personnel for the SS officers' school
Aschersleben Aschersleben Junkers Production of aircraft and engines
Augustdorf (Sennelager) Augustdorf Work for Panzer unit training and replacement
Bad Berka Bad Berka Thüringische Eisenbahn-AGRailway work
Bad Gandersheim Bad Gandersheim Bruns-Apparatebau (branch of the Heinkel aircraft company)Aircraft production
Bad Salzungen I Bad Salzungen OT-BauleitungRoad construction
Bad Salzungen II Bad Salzungen OT-Sonder-Bauleitung Potash mining
Bensberg Bergisch Gladbach OT-BauleitungConstruction and repair work
Berga an der Elster Berga Brabag Tunneling
Berlstedt Berlstedt SS-WVHA Brick manufacturing, road construction
Bernburg / Plömnitz Bernburg OT-Bauleitung, Allgemeine Solvay-WerkeConcrete pouring
Billroda Billroda Potash mining, construction
Blankenhain Blankenhain Sand mining
Bochum I Bochum Bomb demolition squads
Bochum II Bochum Eisen- und Hüttenwerke AGArmor and steel production
Bochum III Bochum Bochumer VereinBullet manufacture
Böhlen Böhlen BrabagCleanup after an air raid
Braunschweig Braunschweig SS Junker SchoolRepair work
Colditz Colditz Hugo Schneider AG Munitions factory
Crawinkel Crawinkel SS-WVHA Quarry work and tunneling for railways
Dessau I Dessau Waggonbau DessauManufacture of railway cars
Dessau II Dessau JunkersProduction of aircraft and engines
Dortmund I Dortmund Bomb demolition squads
Dortmund II Dortmund Dortmund-Hörder Hüttenverein AGMunitions factory
Duisburg Duisburg City of DuisburgBomb demolition and general work
Düsseldorf-Friedrichstadt I Düsseldorf SS and Police Leader, West GermanyBomb demolition squads
Düsseldorf-Friedrichstadt II Düsseldorf SS-WVHAClearing debris
Düsseldorf-Grafenberg, Dinnendahlstraße-Schlüterstraße Düsseldorf Rheinmetall-Borsig AG Parts manufacture for V-1 and V-2 missiles
Düsseldorf-Lohausen Düsseldorf SS and Police Leader, DüsseldorfBlasting operations
Eisenach Eisenach BMWManufacture of aircraft engine parts
Elsnig Elsnig Westfälisch-Anhaltische Sprengstoff AGProduction of TNT explosives
Espenfeld Ohrdruf Construction of tunnels in Jonas Valley
Essen I Essen SS-WVHAClearing debris, bomb demolition
Essen II Essen Krupp GussstahlfabrikGeneral work in a steel mill
Flößberg bei Leipzig Frohburg Flössberger MetallwerkeManufacture of ammunition and rocket-propelled grenades
Gelsenkirchen-Horst Gelsenkirchen Gelsenberg Benzin AGMunitions factory, clearing debris
Gießen Giessen Medical and Training Division of the SS hospitalConstruction of bunkers
Goslar Goslar General work for the Luftwaffe air base command
Göttingen Göttingen Work in the SS cavalry school
Hadmersleben Hadmersleben Construction, airplane part manufacture
Halberstadt Halberstadt Junkers, Halberstadt Manufacture of aircraft wings
Halberstadt ""B2"" Halberstadt Road construction, tunnel expansion
Halberstadt-Zwieberge Halberstadt Malachite AGTunnel, road and railway construction
Halberstadt-Zwieberge Halberstadt OT-BauleitungTunnel construction
Halle an der Saale Halle Siebel-Flugzeugwerke GmbH Manufacture of aircraft wings
Hessisch Lichtenau Hessisch Lichtenau Dynamit Nobel, IG Farben Munitions factory
Holzen bei Eschershausen Holzen OT-BauleitungExpansion of tunnels for arms production
Jena Jena RAW JenaLocomotive repair
Kassel Kassel Railway repair
Kassel-Druseltal Kassel Construction of a command post for the SS and Police Leader
Köln I Cologne City of CologneBlasting operations, work in gas, electricity and water utilities, work at the airport
Köln II Cologne VariousConstruction, debris removal and cleanup, repair of gas and water lines
Köln-Deutz Cologne Vereinigte Westdeutsche Waggonfabriken AGManufacture of motor vehicles, cleanup and defusing bombs
Köln-Niehl Cologne Ford Germany Manufacture of motor vehicles, bricklaying, carpentry
Kranichfeld Kranichfeld SS-WVHARestoration of a castle in Kranichfeld
Langensalza Bad Langensalza Langenwerke AG, JunkerManufacture and assembly of aircraft parts
Leipzig-Engelsdorf Leipzig Armaments production
Leipzig-Schönau Leipzig Allgemeine Transportanlagen GmbHManufacture of aircraft parts
Leipzig-Schönefeld Leipzig Hugo Schneider AGProduction of anti-tank weapons and aircraft parts
Leipzig-Thekla Leipzig Erla MaschinenwerkManufacture of aircraft parts
Leopoldshall Staßfurt JunkersConstruction of aircraft control panels
Lichtenburg Prettin Holding center for prisoners before Buchenwald camp was completed
Lippstadt I Lippstadt Westfälische Metall-Industrie AGManufacture of munitions and aircraft parts
Lippstadt II Lippstadt Lippstädter Eisen- und Metallwerke GmbHManufacture of munitions and aircraft parts
Lützkendorfnear Mücheln Wintershall AG Reconstruction of oil refinery after air raid
Magdeburg Magdeburg Polte-Werke Munitions factory, clearing debris
Markkleeberg Markkleeberg JunkersManufacture of aircraft parts
Meuselwitz Meuselwitz Hugo Schneider AGProduction of bazookas and grenades
Mittelbau-Dora Nordhausen Mittelwerk GmbH, JunkersProduction of V1 flying bombs, V2 rocket assemblies, HE-162 jet engines
Mühlhausen I Mühlhausen Gerätebau GmbHManufacture of aircraft parts and detonators
Mühlhausen II Mühlhausen Mühlenwerke AG, JunkersManufacture of aircraft engine parts
Niederorschel Niederorschel Langenwerke AGWork in a plywood mill
Nordhausen Nordhausen Bomb demolition, clearing debris at air base
Oberndorf bei Hermsdorf Kraftsdorf Luftwaffen munitions plantLoading, transporting and stacking bombs
Ohrdruf Ohrdruf SS-WVHARailway construction, excavation
Penig Penig Max Gerth WerkeManufacture of aircraft
Raguhn bei Dessau Raguhn Heerbrandt Werke AGManufacture of aircraft parts
Rothenburg an der Saale Rothenburg Mansfeld AG für Bergbau und HüttenbetriebProduction of rifle and pistol ammunition
Saalfeld (""Fröhliches Tal"")near Wurzbach OT-BauleitungTunnel construction
Schlieben Schlieben Hugo Schneider AGProduction of bazookas and grenades
Schönebeck/Elbe I Schönebeck JunkersManufacture of aircraft
Schönebeck/Elbe II Schönebeck Nationale RadiatorenManufacture of electrical components for the V-2 missile
Schwerte an der Ruhr Schwerte RAW SchwerteLocomotive repair
Sömmerda Sömmerda Rheinmetall-Borsig AGMunitions factory
Sonneberg-West Sonneberg GE ReinhardtManufacture of aircraft parts, sprockets for Tiger tanks, and gears for V-weapons
Staßfurt (Neustaßfurt) Staßfurt OT-BauleitungConstruction
Suhl Suhl Gustloff-WerkeConstruction
Tannroda Bad Berka Mitteldeutsche PapierwerkePaper mill
Taucha Taucha Hugo Schneider AGProduction of ammunition and rocket-propelled grenades
Tonndorf Tonndorf Construction, quarry work, plumbing
Torgau Torgau Heeres-MunitionsanstaltExplosives production
Tröglitz, Gemeinde Rehmsdorf Elsteraue BrabagBomb demolition, clearing debris, road and railway construction
Unna Unna Work for the 5th SS Corps' news department
Usingen Usingen Construction of a tunnel and bunker system
Weferlingen Weferlingen Bauleitung GerhardProduction of engines for aircraft and U-boats
Weimar Weimar Gustloff-WerkeProduction of infantry vehicles, gun barrels, rifle parts, and mortars
Wernigerode Wernigerode Rautal-Werke GmbH Cast iron production
Westeregeln Westeregeln JunkersConstruction of an underground plant for Junkers aircraft and engines
Witten-Annen Witten-Annen Ruhrstahl AGSteel for aircraft production, tank parts, and metal processing
Wolfen Wolfen IG-FarbenPulp and cotton production

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Notes and references

  1. List of places: Concentration camps and outlying camps: Concentration camp Buchenwald, List of national socialist camps and detention sites 1933 - 1945