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Ravensbrück concentration camp

Map of central Europe highlighting Germany and its neighboring countries, with a labeled point marking the location of Ravensbruck concentration camp in northern Germany. A small inset globe in the upper left shows the region's position within Europe.

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Germany invades Poland, September 1, 1939, using 45 German divisions and aerial attack. By September 20, only Warsaw held out, but final surrender came on September 29.

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concentration camp, Germany

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Ravensbrück concentration camp

Ravensbrück concentration camp

Inmates at Ravensbrück concentration camp, near Ravensbrück, Germany, c. 1939–45.

German Federal Archives (Bundesarchive), Bild 183-1985-0417-15; photograph, o.Ang.

Map of central Europe highlighting Germany and its neighboring countries, with a labeled point marking the location of Ravensbruck concentration camp in northern Germany. A small inset globe in the upper left shows the region's position within Europe.

Ravensbrück concentration camp, Germany

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