Memorial Buchenwald

Come with us and visit the former concentration camp Buchenwald.

The former concentration camp Buchenwald, which was established in the summer of 1937 by the Nazi-regime lays just a few kilometers away from Weimar. From 1937 to 1945, more than one quarter million prisoners were held in the camp. In 1945, the Soviets turned the site into on of their special camps, where they mainly denounced local functionaries and supporters of Nazi-Germany. After 1950, the German Democratic Republic started to build Germany’s largest concentration camp memorial. Today, Buchenwald functions as important place of historical enlightenment, international encounter and reconciliation work and commemorates the fate of the victims.

On a guided tour, we will learn more about the former concentration camp. We will not only walk the site, but also get insights into the darkest time of Germany’s modern history.