built 1940-1942 / erbaut 1940-1942
In view of the growing numbers of dead, the SS had a crematorium built in 1940 and extended in 1942. The company Topf & Söhne from Erfurt, developed and delivered the crematorium ovens. About 1,110 people were strangled in the Corpse Cellar.HM Number | HM1G70 |
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Placed By | Buchenwald Memorial Foundation |
Marker Condition | No reports yet |
Date Added | Friday, September 5th, 2014 at 3:27pm PDT -07:00 |
UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 31N E 166021 N 0 |
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Decimal Degrees | 51.02171667, 11.25085000 |
Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 51° 1.303', E 11° 15.051' |
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 51° 1' 18.18" N, 11° 15' 3.06" E |
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Closest Postal Address | At or near 5 Buchenwald, Weimar Thüringen 99427, DE |
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