Project highlight
The “Nebenan – Zwangsarbeit” project (2019) documents local sites and traces of forced labour and makes them accessible online.
Further information, materials, and background can be found on the project website.
They came from Italy, the Soviet Union, Slovakia, Belgium, Poland, Ukraine, France, and Yugoslavia – including women, teenagers, small children, and in some cases entire families.
Enter a name, place of origin, or country to find people. The results include not only forced labourers, but also German civilian employees.
| Name | Date of birth | Origin | Camp | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kavaliauskas, Marija | 02/02/1897 | Litauen (LT) | n/a | |
| 02/22/1911 | Polen (PL) | Camp II | ||
| Markunas, Bernardas | 01/01/1944 | Litauen (LT) | n/a | |
| Morkunas, Bernard | 01/01/1944 | Litauen (LT) | n/a | |
| Rosol, Stanislaw | 09/25/1925 | Polen (PL) | Camp III; Camp III | |
| Rudaitis, Jurgis | 05/17/1900 | Litauen (LT) | n/a | |
| Rumian, Miezislaw | n/a | Polen (PL) | n/a | |
| Sawenska, Genawefa | n/a | Polen (PL) | n/a | |
| Sawierucka, Stanislaw | n/a | Polen (PL) | n/a | |
| Schulkowska, Antonina | 10/20/1882 | Polen (PL) | n/a | |
| Zukauskiene, Antanina | 01/01/1883 | Litauen (LT) | n/a |
Institutionen und Akteure in vereinheitlichter Form; einzelne Akten, Signaturen und Sammlungen werden hier nicht wiederholt.
The main camps are available as interactive 3D reconstructions. Open a model directly using the 3D icon in the camp list.
The history of forced labour at Walpersberg reminds us that behind every dry statistic there is an individual fate. Each person held in the camps had a homeland, a family, a life that was destroyed or scarred forever by National Socialist violence.
The figures do not represent the total number of people deployed but rather a snapshot in time. During the entire construction and operational period there were constant arrivals and departures due to transfers, escape, illness, and death. The actual total number of people deployed as well as the victims was considerably higher.
| Origin | Number (approx.) |
|---|---|
| Prisoners of war | 240 |
| Foreign civilian workers total | 11.250 |
| Poles | 1.510 |
| Belgians | 710 |
| Slovenians | 1.200 |
| Italians | 2.510 |
| “Ostarbeiter” | 5.020 |
| Dutch | 300 |
We currently have 0 entries in our database; they are continuously revised and expanded. Because the deviation from the real number is large (at peak times about 10,500 people were imprisoned simultaneously, plus transfers, etc.), the statistics are inevitably skewed. Many entries also lack precise data. Nevertheless, the figures provide insight into the situation and the people forced to work at Walpersberg. We welcome corrections and additions to the database.
Twelve portraits of former forced labourers reveal individual life stories. Click on a portrait to open detailed information.
Zwangsarbeit
For 20 years the Dokumentationszentrum Walpersberg has collected original objects – here we showcase a carefully curated selection.
Arbeitsbücher und Personalunterlagen dokumentieren die systematische Erfassung und Kontrolle von Zwangsarbeiterinnen und Zwangsarbeitern am Walpersberg. Sie stehen für die bürokratische Organisation von Ausbeutung und Gewalt – und bewahren zugleich die Namen und Gesichter der Betroffenen.
Besteck aus dem Lager E – ein alltäglicher Gebrauchsgegenstand aus dem Leben der Zwangsarbeiter.
Wasserkrug aus dem Lager 8 – ein Alltagsobjekt der Zwangsarbeiter und Zeugnis der elementaren Versorgung im Lageralltag.
Die gezeigten Objekte stammen aus der Ausstattung einer Baracke des Lagers E am Walpersberg. Sie verdeutlichen die einfachen, beengten Lebensverhältnisse der dort untergebrachten Zwangsarbeiter und geben Einblick in den Alltag jenseits der Arbeitseinsätze für die REIMAHG.