Description
Opened in the spring of 1941 in an Alsace annexed to the Third Reich to accomodate deportees destined for the exploitation of a nearby open granite quarry, the Struthof concentration camp is the only Nazi concentration camp on current French territory.
Located at an altitude of 800 meters, on a site that is hot in summer and cold in winter, the camp is considered one of the toughest in the Nazi world. Between 1941 and 1944, it received 52,000 deportees with their camps from all over Europe, most of them classified by the Nazis as "political" deportees, that is to say, opponents, armed or not, to the Nazi occupation. 20,000 of them will die in the KL Natzweiler-Struthof complex.
The camp is sadly infamous for being one of those in which Nazi doctors performed experiments on deportees, turning a site of terror into a place of absolute horror.
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The guided tour takes you into the darkness of deportation, where history and memory are closely intertwined.
CAUTION: the visit of the Struthof camp is a trying experience, many images and places can shock sensitive people. The visit is strongly discouraged for children who have not yet reached the age of 13-14 years.
