Types of Nazi camps


The phrase "Nazi concentration camp" is often used loosely to refer to various types of internment sites operated by Nazi Germany. However, Nazi concentration camps specifically refers to the camps run by the Concentration Camps Inspectorate and later the SS Main Economic and Administrative Office. Other types of detention and murder facilities employed by the Nazi regime included:
Nazi allies also operated their own internment facilities, including:
The editors of Encyclopedia of Camps and Ghettos estimate that these sites totaled more than 42,500 locations, of which 980 were Nazi concentration camps proper.