Cemetery Concentration Camp Wöbbelin (Людвигслуст)

Germany / Mecklenburg-Vorpommern / Ludwigslust / Людвигслуст
 Second World War 1939-1945, cemetery
In the park of Ludwigslust Caste, 200 inmates of Wöbbelin concentration camp are buried in nameless graves.

In accordance with a policy mandated by General Dwight D. Eisenhower, the Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces, the U.S. Army in Ludwigslust ordered "all atrocity victims to be buried in a public place" with crosses placed at the graves of Christians and Stars of David on the Jewish graves, along with a stone monument to memorialize the dead.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wöbbelin_concentration_camp
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Coordinates:   53°19'20"N   11°29'21"E
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