Flossenbürg-Oederan

For the Early camp in Oederan, see Amtsgerichtsgefängnis Oederan

Names

• Oederan
• Außenlager Oederan

Type

• Concentration camp
• Subcamp of Flossenbürg
• Forced labour camp

Dates

(YYYY-MM-DD)

• Opened: 1944-09, 1944-09-12/26, 1944-10-09
• Closed: 1945-04-15

Internal and external work details and, if applicable, (known) subcamps

Internal work details (Kommando)

• "the manufacturing of the 2 cm L.Sprgr [rifle grenades]", "They worked in a weapons factory, manufacturing cartridges, a few steps away from our camp."

External work details (Aussenkommando)

• "we dug a trench for a water main"
• "Then I was assigned with three comrades to a group for construction work"

Locations

Camp location

50.858304/13.179477

geo:13.179477,50.858304 (link for navigation systems)

• Street Address: Bahnhofstraße 33
• District: Breitenau
• Town: Oederan
• State: Sachsen
• Country: Germany

Organisations involved

• Deutsche Kühl- und Kraftmaschinen GmbH
• Agricola GmbH

Current status

Memorials

Memorial location

Memorial plaque on the former factory "Kabis", where the forced labour camp Flossenbürg-Oederan, subcamp of Flossenbürg, was located.

• This location may not be accurate. More research is needed.

GPS

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No memorial known at this time.

Resources

Bibliography

• KZ OEDERAN : verlorene jugend, Pascal Cziborra 2021, ISBN 9783938969656
• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Encyclopedia Volume I: part A page 650
• Das Nationalsozialistische Lagersystem, (CCP), page 235
• Die nationalsozialistischen Lager, page 194
• Verzeichnis der Haftstätten unter dem Reichsführer-SS 1933-1945, page 116

Links

• https://www.gedenkstaette-flossenbuerg.de/de/geschichte/aussenlager/oederan
• https://gedenkplaetze.info/konzentrationslager/kz-flossenbuerg-aussenlager-oederan
• https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/KZ-Au%C3%9Fenlager_Oederan