List of subcamps of Buchenwald
The following is a list of the forced labor subcamps of the Nazi Buchenwald concentration camp.
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 | Hugo Schneider AG | Manufacture of cartridge cases |
Arolsen | Bad Arolsen | Service personnel for the SS officers' school | |
Aschersleben | Aschersleben | Junkers | Production of aircraft and engines |
Augustdorf | Augustdorf | Work for Panzer unit training and replacement | |
Bad Berka | Bad Berka | Thüringische Eisenbahn-AG | Railway work |
Bad Gandersheim | Bad Gandersheim | Bruns-Apparatebau | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 |