Forced labour during WWII

Connected Sites: 13

WHS where forced labour from civilians or prisoners of war was used during WWII.

Connected Sites

  • Völklingen Ironworks
    Inscribed: 1994
    3.11
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    12
    "In Der Zweiten Kriegshälfte Wurde Der Fortgang Der Produktion Auch In Völklingen Durch Den Umfassenden Einsatz Von Kriegsgefangenen, Zwangsarbeitern Und Frauen Gesichert. Kriegsgefangene Und Zwangsarbeiter, Die In Den Jahren 1943 Und 1944 Zwischen 33 Und 40% Der Belegschaft Stellten, Wurden Nur Flüchtig Ausgebildet Und Vorzugsweise Für Schwere Und Gefährliche Arbeiten Eingesetzt. Die Arbeitsdisziplin Überwachte Der Mit Feuerwaffen Ausgerüstete Paramilitärische Werkschutz. .... Viele Russische Zwangsarbeiter Überlebten Diese Torturen Nicht; Sie Sind Heute In Einem Gräberfeld Auf Dem Sogenannten Russenfriedhof Bestattet, Einem Teil Des Völklinger Waldfriedhofs."
  • Messel Pit
    Messel Pit
    Germany
    Inscribed: 1995
    2.22
    214
    9
    The Factory That Employed Forced Labour During Wwii Was Operative In The Core Zone.
  • Singapore Botanic Gardens
    Inscribed: 2015
    3.10
    383
    12
    Australian Pow Built Brick Steps To Plant House
    See Lionraw.Com
  • Auschwitz Birkenau
    Inscribed: 1979
    4.07
    458
    14
    Construction On Auschwitz Ii-Birkenau Began In October 1941 To Ease Congestion At The Main Camp. Reichsführer-Ss Heinrich Himmler, Head Of The Schutzstaffel (Ss), Intended The Camp To House 50,000 Prisoners Of War, Who Would Be Interned As Forced Laborers (Wiki)
  • Hedeby and Danevirke
    Inscribed: 2018
    2.22
    142
    6
    Right After Wwii German Prisoners Were Forced To Work At The Reconstruction Of Dannewirke By The British
  • Rammelsberg and Goslar
    Inscribed: 1992
    3.19
    240
    11
    Forced Labourers Were Used At The Rammelsberg By The Nazis.
  • Fagus Factory
    Inscribed: 2011
    2.52
    197
    10
    Fagus Was One Of The German Shoe Companies That Used Concentration Camp Inmates Were As Guinea Pigs For Testing Products.
    See Www.Handelsblatt.Com
  • Regensburg
    Regensburg
    Germany
    Inscribed: 2006
    3.08
    347
    9
    In The Final Months Of World War Ii, In March And April Of 1945 A Subcamp Of The Flossenbürg Concentration Camp Was Located In The City, With 460 Forced Laborers Of Various Nationalities, 40 Of Whom Died.
    See Www.Gedenkstaette-Flossenbuerg.De
  • Vilnius
    Vilnius
    Lithuania
    Inscribed: 1994
    3.47
    402
    10
    A Forced Labour Camp Was Set Up Behind The Vilnius Town Hall As A Factory To Produce Winter Clothing For The Wehrmacht And Another One Later For Vehicle Repair.
    See En.Wikipedia.Org
  • Jeju
    Jeju
    Republic of Korea
    Inscribed: 2007
    3.53
    152
    10
    This Facility Was Built By Mobilizing A Large Number Of Local Residents, Especially Mine Workers From Jeonnam Province, Rather Than Jeju Island Residents. Among Them, The I-Shaped Cave Fort Was Built As A Hangar For Storing Small Ships That The Japanese Military Used To Launch Suicide Bombing Attacks On The Allied Fleet." Korean Heritage Service (National Registered Cultural Heritage - 2006)
    See Uci.K-Heritage.Tv
  • Bordeaux
    Bordeaux
    France
    Inscribed: 2007
    3.27
    345
    7
    Base Sous-Marine De Bordeaux
    See Fr.Wikipedia.Org
  • Melaka and George Town
    Inscribed: 2008
    3.01
    328
    8
  • Sites of Japan's Meiji Industrial Revolution
    Inscribed: 2015
    2.80
    107
    10