- Auschwitz-Birkenau: Located in southern Poland, near the city of Oswiecim,
it was the largest Nazi concentration and extermination camp.
- Bergen-Belsen: Situated in Lower Saxony, Germany, Bergen-Belsen
initially served as a prisoner of war (POW) camp but later became a
concentration camp. It gained notoriety for the poor conditions and
high mortality rate among prisoners.
- Buchenwald: Located near Weimar, Germany, Buchenwald was one of the first
concentration camps established by the Nazis in 1937.
- Dachau: Situated just northwest of Munich, Germany, Dachau was the first
concentration camp built in Germany. It primarily held political prisoners in
its early years.
- Flossenbürg: Found in the Upper Palatinate region in Bavaria, Germany,
Flossenbürg was a labor camp where prisoners were used for forced labor in
the nearby granite quarries.
- Gross-Rosen: Located near the town of Gross-Rosen in Lower Silesia (now
Poland), it served as a major labor camp, producing weaponry and munitions.
- Mittelbau-Dora: Situated near the town of Nordhausen, Germany,
Mittelbau-Dora was a subcamp of the Buchenwald concentration camp
and known for its harsh conditions and production of V-2 rockets.
- Neuengamme: Located southeast of Hamburg, Germany, Neuengamme
was primarily used as a labor camp, especially in the production of
aircraft components.
- Ravensbrück: Situated north of Berlin, Germany, Ravensbrück was
the largest concentration camp for women, although it did hold a small
number of men.
- Sachsenhausen: Found near Oranienburg, Brandenburg, Germany,
Sachsenhausen was notorious for its brutal conditions and execution of
political prisoners.