Gross Rosen Concentration Camp Branch - Rychnov, CZ
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member haggaeus
N 50° 41.030 E 015° 08.731
33U E 510280 N 5614676
A memorial near Rychnov train station.
Waymark Code: WM9YR8
Location: Liberecký kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 10/18/2010
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member GA Cacher
Views: 111
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The concentration camp in Rychnov was a branch of Gross Rosen concentration camp in Silesia. The prisoners (mostly Polish and Czech) were working for Getewent company in a factory producing military electronics. The total number of prisoners who passed through this camp was 1420, and 610 of them did not survive until the end of war.

The memorial was unveiled on September 21st 1972.

Source: Article in Czech on Rychnov town website.
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