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The address given for "Astra-Werk I", where the prisoners 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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) | It would be good to get a clear and consistent picture. (more research needed) | ||
Revision as of 18:30, 4 December 2024
Names
Type
Dates
(YYYY-MM-DD)
- Opened:
- Closed:
List of (known) subcamps, internal and external work details
Internal work details (Kommando)
External work details (Aussenkommando)
- Astra-Werk I
- Astra-Werk II
Subcamps (Aussenlager)
Locations
Camp location
Astra-Werk I
- This location may not be accurate. More research is needed.
geo:50.81655,12.916499 (link for navigation systems)
- Street Address: Altchemnitzer Strasse 41
- District: [[]]
- Town: Chemnitz
- State: Sachsen
- Country: Germany
Astra-Werk II
- This location may not be accurate. More research is needed.
geo:50.81655,12.916499 (link for navigation systems)
- Street Address: Altchemnitzer Strasse 41
- District: [[]]
- Town: Chemnitz
- State: Sachsen
- Country: Germany
Organisations involved
Victims and Survivors
Population information
Names of victims
Names of survivors
Location of graves
Staff
This camp was run by the SS-WVHA/Gestapo/Wehrmacht/DAF/OT
Names of perpetrators and any other people involved
Current status
Status of the site
Accessibility
Memorials
- Street Address: [[]]
- District: [[]]
- Town: [[]]
- State: [[]]
- Country: [[]]
No memorial known at this time.
Description
Outstanding questions
The address given for "Astra-Werk I", where the prisoners 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)
Resources
Bibliography
Links
Custodians
Sources
- ↑ United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Encyclopedia I-A page 576
- ↑ Das Nationalsozialistische Lagersystem, (CCP), page 235
- ↑ Verzeichnis der Haftstätten unter dem Reichsführer-SS 1933-1945, page 101
- ↑ reference
- ↑ reference
