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Flossenburg Camp
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Located near Floss and Namering, the Flossenburg camp was the fourth Nazi concentration camp established in Germany. Learn more about this camp through these resources.

Flossenbürg
From your About.com Guide, an overview of this concentration camp.

Flossenbürg: An Overview
This site has a very brief description of the camp plus several related pictures.

Flossenbürg: Victor Wegard Photo Gallery
11 photographs with descriptions, including pictures of the camp, the gas chamber, barracks, prisoners, and civilians digging mass graves. Click on the black arrow pointing to the right to continue.

Notes on the Flossenbürg Camp
A very good overview of the history of the camp. This description accompanies the "Photo Collection" found below.

Official Site of the Flossenbürg Memorial
Though this site is in German, you can find contact and other information here plus some historic photographs.

A Personal Memory of Flossenbürg: 97th Infantry Division
Relying on his memory, Leslie A. Thompson, chaplain of the 97th Infantry Division, shares his experiences at the liberation of Flossenbürg. He describes a large pile of bones near the crematorium, the mass burial service, and his fascination with Dietrich Bonhoeffer who died in this camp.

Photo Collection
61 photographs that were taken by the 97th division of the U.S. 3rd army at the liberation of the Flossenbürg Concentration Camp in April 1945.

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