Flossenbürg-Chemnitz

Names

• Chemnitz

Type

• Concentration camp
• Subcamp of Flossenbürg
• Forced labour camp

Dates

(YYYY-MM-DD)

• Opened:
• Closed:

List of (known) subcamps, internal and external work details

External work details (Aussenkommando)

• Astra-Werk I
• Astra-Werk II

Locations

Camp location

"All the women were accommodated in Factory I (Altchemnitzer Strasse 41) in a building with barred windows. They were located on an upper floor and slept on three-tiered bunk beds. They worked on the lower floors."

Astra-Werk I

• This location may not be accurate. More research is needed. (see Outstanding questions)

50.81655/12.916499

geo:50.81655,12.916499 (link for navigation systems)

• Street Address: Altchemnitzer Strasse 41
• District: Altchemnitz
• Town: Chemnitz
• State: Sachsen
• Country: Germany

Astra-Werk II

• This location may not be accurate. More research is needed. (see Outstanding questions)

50.815536/12.913249

geo:50.815536,12.913249 (link for navigation systems)

• Street Address: Wapler Strasse 1
• District: Altchemnitz
• Town: Chemnitz
• State: Sachsen
• Country: Germany

Organisations involved

• Astrawerke AG
• Spezialfabrik für Addier- und Buchungsmaschinen

Current status

Memorials

GPS

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No memorial known at this time.

Outstanding questions

The address given for "Astra-Werk I", where the workers were imprisoned in "a building with barred windows", in the USHMM Encyclopedia is Altchemnitzer Str. 41 in Chemnitz.

On https://www.gedenkstaette-flossenbuerg.de/en/history/satellite-camps/chemnitz this address is described as "the former main building of the Astra-Werke, while "Former Astra-Werk I" is shown as the large SPINNBAU building next to it. However, history on the SPINNBAU building does not mention Astra-Werk at all, nor any involvement with the production of adding and accounting machines.

Additionally, the USHMM Encyclopedia mentions Waplerstrasse 1 as the address for Astra-Werk II. https://www.gedenkstaette-flossenbuerg.de/en/history/satellite-camps/chemnitz has a picture of Astra-Werk II that does not correspond to the building at Waplerstrasse 1 / Annaberger Str. 76-86. That picture is actually of Annaberger Str. 105 / Rößlerstraße 3 in Chemnitz.

It would be good to get a clear and consistent picture. (more research needed)