by Heinz Baade

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6. A sign...

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6. A sign with notes to the hedging of the former Neuengamme concentration camp with the following text: "Camp fence - initially only the prisoner camp was secured by a fence and watchtowers. Outside working prisoners were guarded by SS guards with rifles and dogs. 1944, the SS fences the whole KZ-area and build more towers. The fence posts were made in the camp and set up of prisoners. The fence was secured with thick barbed wire and could be electrified. In short intervals were occupied with machine guns guard towers. Approached a prisoner the fence without the safety zone (5 meter) noted he was shot without warning. Some prisoners committed suicide by running into the electric fence. In the fields around the camp itself were bunkers with machine-gun posts. An escape was virtually impossible.

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