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Buchenwald

  (bū'kən-wôld', -KHən-vält') pronunciation

A village of central Germany near Weimar. It was the site of a Nazi concentration camp during World War II.

 

 
 
US Military Dictionary: Buchenwald

[ܒbōōkǝnܖwôld]

ˈbōōkǝnܖwôld a Nazi concentration camp in World War II, near the village of Buchenwald in eastern Germany.

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Britannica Concise Encyclopedia: Buchenwald

One of the first and biggest of the German Nazi concentration camps, established in 1937 near Weimar. In World War II it held about 20,000 prisoners, most of whom worked as slave laborers in nearby factories. Though there were no gas chambers, many perished through disease, malnutrition, exhaustion, beatings, and executions. Inmates were used to test the effects of viral infections and vaccines. The commandant's wife was the infamously sadistic Ilsa Koch (1906? – 1967), the "Witch of Buchenwald." See also Holocaust.

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Columbia Encyclopedia: Buchenwald
(bū'khənvält') , village, Thuringia, S central Germany, in the Buchenwald forest, near Weimar. It was the site of a large concentration camp established by the National Socialist (Nazi) regime in 1937. It held approximately 20,000 prisoners during World War II.

 
 

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