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The Dora Mittelbau camp, part of the larger complex of concentration camps in Nazi Germany, was primarily run by the SS (Schutzstaffel). The camp was established to support the production of V-2 rockets and was overseen by the German military and industrial leaders, including figures from the organization of the German arms manufacturer, Mittelwerk GmbH. The camp was notorious for its brutal conditions and the exploitation of forced labor, primarily involving prisoners from other concentration camps.

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Does somebody know anything about Jena Dora mittelbau concentration camp in germany?

Scheisshaus Luck by Pierre Berg is for sale on Amazon and will tell you a lot more about this particular camp (which was actually classed as a sub-camp of Dachau I believe). There is also another good book, called Dora, written shortly after the war by an English survivor, I think. I cannot recall the author's name and seems it may be out of print now. There are also numerous TV documentaries dealing with the subject of the US/Russian race to find Nazi nuclear scientists. The commander of Dora was one of these and lived the remainder of his life in the US, employed by the state. Many of the prisoners lived permanently in the huge underground tunnel at Dora which they were forced to dig and cement by hand. No running water or toilets were provided. The rest quarried rock outside. The death rate was higher than many other camps, due to the addition of cement-induced lung, eye and skin diseases as well as ill-treatment and malnutrition. I believe the tunnel ws built for the purpose of creating 'heavy water' and beating the US in the race to create the bomb to win the war. The inmates of the camp did not seem to have any knowledge of this at the time, although they were aware it was top secret. Geographically, the Dora site has no connection with the city of Jena as it is a good distance away.


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Does somebody know anything about Jena Dora mittelbau concentration camp in germany?

Scheisshaus Luck by Pierre Berg is for sale on Amazon and will tell you a lot more about this particular camp (which was actually classed as a sub-camp of Dachau I believe). There is also another good book, called Dora, written shortly after the war by an English survivor, I think. I cannot recall the author's name and seems it may be out of print now. There are also numerous TV documentaries dealing with the subject of the US/Russian race to find Nazi nuclear scientists. The commander of Dora was one of these and lived the remainder of his life in the US, employed by the state. Many of the prisoners lived permanently in the huge underground tunnel at Dora which they were forced to dig and cement by hand. No running water or toilets were provided. The rest quarried rock outside. The death rate was higher than many other camps, due to the addition of cement-induced lung, eye and skin diseases as well as ill-treatment and malnutrition. I believe the tunnel ws built for the purpose of creating 'heavy water' and beating the US in the race to create the bomb to win the war. The inmates of the camp did not seem to have any knowledge of this at the time, although they were aware it was top secret. Geographically, the Dora site has no connection with the city of Jena as it is a good distance away.


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