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In
the beginning of the year 1945, in April, several
evacuation-transportations (by train) of concentration camp
prisoners from
several national socialist concentration camps (DORA-Nordhausen,
Neuengamme-Hamburg) were stopped at random near Gardelegen (Mieste,
Letzlingen).
Numerous of the deported concentration camp prisoners were
summed up to
marching columns ("Marches of death"), which route
finally ended in
Gardelegen.
On April 13 and 14 in 1945 numerous of those concentration camp
prisoners became victim of a massacre in a field-barn of the
manor Isenschnibbe on the outskirts.
In honour to the victims of the massacre in the "Isenschnibber
Feldscheune", a special cemetery ("military cemetery")
was built up by the US army in April 1945.
The cemetery is now centre of a memorial place, whose main
features were created step-by-step between 1952 and 1971.
There are several recurring events every year where we
recommemerate the victims of the massacre.
The memorial place “Isenschnibber Feldscheune” in Gardelegen
is in sponsorship of the town Gardelegen. It is for free to
enter the memorial place. You have to obtain the codes of
conduct that are to be found on German cemeteries.
The event of the war crime in Gardelegen in April 1945 is still
a matter of large and current scientific investigations.
The
memorial place is open daily
Guided
tours by appointment only
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Stadtmuseum
Rathausplatz 10
+49 3907
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