From Schmelt Camp to "Little Auschwitz": Blechhammer's Role in the Holocaust

by Susanne Barth

Book Overview

From Schmelt Camp to "Little Auschwitz" Blechhammer's Role in the Holocaust is the first in-depth study of the second largest Auschwitz subcamp, Blechhammer (Blachownia Śląska), and its lesser known yet significant prehistory as a so-called Schmelt camp, a forced labor camp for Jews operating outside the concentration camp system. Drawing on previously untapped archival documents and a wide array of survivor testimonies, the book...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1612499554
• ISBN13: 9781612499550
• Release Date: August 2024
• Publisher: Purdue University Press
• Length: 362 Pages
• Weight: 1.07 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"