Lager Sylt was a Nazi concentration camp on Alderney in the British Crown Dependency in the Channel Islands.[1][2][3] Built in 1942, along with three other labour camps by the Organisation Todt, the control of Lager Sylt changed from March 1943 to June 1944 when it was run by the Schutzstaffel - SS-Baubrigade 1 and Lager Sylt became a subcamp of the Neuengamme concentration camp (located in Hamburg, Germany). 49°42′14″N 2°13′4″W / 49.70389°N 2.21778°W
| Lager Sylt | |
|---|---|
| Concentration camp | |
 Plaque remembering the Alderney camps | |
.svg)  Location of Lager Sylt within Channel Islands | |
| Location | Alderney, Bailiwick of Guernsey |
| Built by | Organisation Todt |
| Operated by | Schutzstaffel - SS-Baubrigade 1 |
| Commandant | Karl Tietz |
| First built | 1942 |
| Operational | March 1943 - June 1944 |
| Inmates | Jewish, Eastern European, Spanish and Russian enforced labourers |
| Killed | 400+[4] |
| Liberated by | British Army |
- ^ "Hidden atrocities of Nazis at concentration camp on British island finally come to light". Live Science. 1 April 2020.
- ^ "Nazi concentration camp Sylt on island of Alderney revealed by archaeologists". Fox News. 2 April 2020.
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