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]

Name	Location	Company	Function
Aachen	Aachen		Bomb demolition squads
Abteroda	Berka/Werra	BMW	Production of chemical explosives
Abteroda/Vitzeroda	Berka/Werra	BMW	Manufacture 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-AG	Railway work
Bad Gandersheim	Bad Gandersheim	Bruns-Apparatebau (branch of the Heinkel aircraft company)	Aircraft production
Bad Salzungen I	Bad Salzungen	OT-Bauleitung	Road construction
Bad Salzungen II	Bad Salzungen	OT-Sonder-Bauleitung	Potash mining
Bensberg	Bergisch Gladbach	OT-Bauleitung	Construction 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-Werke	Concrete pouring
Billroda	Billroda		Potash mining, construction
Blankenhain	Blankenhain		Sand mining
Bochum I	Bochum		Bomb demolition squads
Bochum II	Bochum	Eisen- und Hüttenwerke AG	Armor and steel production
Bochum III	Bochum	Bochumer Verein	Bullet manufacture
Böhlen	Böhlen	Brabag	Cleanup after an air raid
Braunschweig	Braunschweig	SS Junker School	Repair work
Colditz	Colditz	Hugo Schneider AG	Munitions factory
Crawinkel	Crawinkel	SS-WVHA	Quarry work and tunneling for railways
Dessau I	Dessau	Waggonbau Dessau	Manufacture of railway cars
Dessau II	Dessau	Junkers	Production of aircraft and engines
Dortmund I	Dortmund		Bomb demolition squads
Dortmund II	Dortmund	Dortmund-Hörder Hüttenverein AG	Munitions factory
Duisburg	Duisburg	City of Duisburg	Bomb demolition and general work
Düsseldorf-Friedrichstadt I	Düsseldorf	SS and Police Leader, West Germany	Bomb demolition squads
Düsseldorf-Friedrichstadt II	Düsseldorf	SS-WVHA	Clearing 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, Düsseldorf	Blasting operations
Eisenach	Eisenach	BMW	Manufacture of aircraft engine parts
Elsnig	Elsnig	Westfälisch-Anhaltische Sprengstoff AG	Production of TNT explosives
Espenfeld	Ohrdruf		Construction of tunnels in Jonas Valley
Essen I	Essen	SS-WVHA	Clearing debris, bomb demolition
Essen II	Essen	Krupp Gussstahlfabrik	General work in a steel mill
Flößberg bei Leipzig	Frohburg	Flössberger Metallwerke	Manufacture of ammunition and rocket-propelled grenades
Gelsenkirchen-Horst	Gelsenkirchen	Gelsenberg Benzin AG	Munitions factory, clearing debris
Gießen	Giessen	Medical and Training Division of the SS hospital	Construction 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 AG	Tunnel, road and railway construction
Halberstadt-Zwieberge	Halberstadt	OT-Bauleitung	Tunnel 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-Bauleitung	Expansion of tunnels for arms production
Jena	Jena	RAW Jena	Locomotive repair
Kassel	Kassel		Railway repair
Kassel-Druseltal	Kassel		Construction of a command post for the SS and Police Leader
Köln I	Cologne	City of Cologne	Blasting operations, work in gas, electricity and water utilities, work at the airport
Köln II	Cologne	Various	Construction, debris removal and cleanup, repair of gas and water lines
Köln-Deutz	Cologne	Vereinigte Westdeutsche Waggonfabriken AG	Manufacture of motor vehicles, cleanup and defusing bombs
Köln-Niehl	Cologne	Ford-Werke AG	Manufacture of motor vehicles, bricklaying, carpentry
Kranichfeld	Kranichfeld	SS-WVHA	Restoration of a castle in Kranichfeld
Langensalza	Bad Langensalza	Langenwerke AG, Junker	Manufacture and assembly of aircraft parts
Leipzig-Engelsdorf	Leipzig		Armaments production
Leipzig-Schönau	Leipzig	Allgemeine Transportanlagen GmbH	Manufacture of aircraft parts
Leipzig-Schönefeld	Leipzig	Hugo Schneider AG	Production of anti-tank weapons and aircraft parts
Leipzig-Thekla	Leipzig	Erla Maschinenwerk	Manufacture of aircraft parts
Leopoldshall	Staßfurt	Junkers	Construction of aircraft control panels
Lichtenburg	Prettin		Holding center for prisoners before Buchenwald camp was completed
Lippstadt I	Lippstadt	Westfälische Metall-Industrie AG	Manufacture of munitions and aircraft parts
Lippstadt II	Lippstadt	Lippstädter Eisen- und Metallwerke GmbH	Manufacture of munitions and aircraft parts
Lützkendorf	near Mücheln	Wintershall AG	Reconstruction of oil refinery after air raid
Magdeburg	Magdeburg	Polte-Werke	Munitions factory, clearing debris
Markkleeberg	Markkleeberg	Junkers	Manufacture of aircraft parts
Meuselwitz	Meuselwitz	Hugo Schneider AG	Production of bazookas and grenades
Mittelbau-Dora	Nordhausen	Mittelwerk GmbH, Junkers	Production of V1 flying bombs, V2 rocket assemblies, HE-162 jet engines
Mühlhausen I	Mühlhausen	Gerätebau GmbH	Manufacture of aircraft parts and detonators
Mühlhausen II	Mühlhausen	Mühlenwerke AG, Junkers	Manufacture of aircraft engine parts
Niederorschel	Niederorschel	Langenwerke AG	Work in a plywood mill
Nordhausen	Nordhausen		Bomb demolition, clearing debris at air base
Oberndorf bei Hermsdorf	Kraftsdorf	Luftwaffen munitions plant	Loading, transporting and stacking bombs
Ohrdruf	Ohrdruf	SS-WVHA	Railway construction, excavation
Penig	Penig	Max Gerth Werke	Manufacture of aircraft
Raguhn bei Dessau	Raguhn	Heerbrandt Werke AG	Manufacture of aircraft parts
Rothenburg an der Saale	Rothenburg	Mansfeld AG für Bergbau und Hüttenbetrieb	Production of rifle and pistol ammunition
Saalfeld (""Fröhliches Tal"")	near Wurzbach	OT-Bauleitung	Tunnel construction
Schlieben	Schlieben	Hugo Schneider AG	Production of bazookas and grenades
Schönebeck/Elbe I	Schönebeck	Junkers	Manufacture of aircraft
Schönebeck/Elbe II	Schönebeck	Nationale Radiatoren	Manufacture of electrical components for the V-2 missile
Schwerte an der Ruhr	Schwerte	RAW Schwerte	Locomotive repair
Sömmerda	Sömmerda	Rheinmetall-Borsig AG	Munitions factory
Sonneberg-West	Sonneberg	GE Reinhardt	Manufacture of aircraft parts, sprockets for Tiger tanks, and gears for V-weapons
Staßfurt (Neustaßfurt)	Staßfurt	OT-Bauleitung	Construction
Suhl	Suhl	Gustloff-Werke	Construction
Tannroda	Bad Berka	Mitteldeutsche Papierwerke	Paper mill
Taucha	Taucha	Hugo Schneider AG	Production of ammunition and rocket-propelled grenades
Tonndorf	Tonndorf		Construction, quarry work, plumbing
Torgau	Torgau	Heeres-Munitionsanstalt	Explosives production
Tröglitz, Gemeinde Rehmsdorf	Elsteraue	Brabag	Bomb 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 Gerhard	Production of engines for aircraft and U-boats
Weimar	Weimar	Gustloff-Werke	Production of infantry vehicles, gun barrels, rifle parts, and mortars
Wernigerode	Wernigerode	Rautal-Werke GmbH	Cast iron production
Westeregeln	Westeregeln	Junkers	Construction of an underground plant for Junkers aircraft and engines
Witten-Annen	Witten-Annen	Ruhrstahl AG	Steel for aircraft production, tank parts, and metal processing
Wolfen	Wolfen	IG-Farben	Pulp and cotton production

Notes and references

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

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

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