| Leitmeritz | |
|---|---|
| subcamp | |
 Former crematorium | |
| Location | Leitmeritz, Reichsgau Sudetenland (now Litoměřice, Czech Republic) |
| Operated by | Nazi Germany |
| Companies involved | Auto Union (now Audi), Osram, others[a] |
| Operational | 24 March 1944 – 8 May 1945 |
| Inmates | Poles were the largest group |
| Number of inmates | 9,000 (maximum, April 1945) 18,000 (total) |
| Killed | 4,500 |
| Liberated by | German surrender |
| Website | www |
Leitmeritz was the largest subcamp of the Flossenbürg concentration camp, operated by Nazi Germany in Leitmeritz, Reichsgau Sudetenland (now Litoměřice, Czech Republic). Established on 24 March 1944 as part of an effort to disperse and increase war production, its prisoners were forced to work in the caverns Richard I and II, producing Maybach HL230 tank engines for Auto Union (now Audi) and preparing the second site for intended production of tungsten and molybdenum wire and sheet metal by Osram. Of the 18,000 prisoners who passed through the camp, about 4,500 died due to disease, malnutrition, and accidents caused by the disregard for safety by the SS staff who administered the camp. In the last weeks of the war, the camp became a hub for death marches. The camp operated until 8 May 1945, when it was dissolved by the German surrender.
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