Potulice concentration camp

Potulice (Potulitz) concentration camp
Concentration camp
Nazi concentration camp Potulice in occupied Poland. Work brigade, pictured
Potulice concentration camp is located in Poland
Potulice concentration camp
Location of the former Potulice concentration camp in Poland
Coordinates53°07′30″N 17°41′14″E / 53.1249379°N 17.68713°E / 53.1249379; 17.68713
Other namesLebrechtsdorf
LocationPotulice, German-occupied Poland
Operational1 February 1941 – 21 January 1945[1]
InmatesExpelees from German-occupied Pomerania, forced labourers, kidnapped Polish children: 11,188 prisoners as of 21 January 1945 officially

Potulice concentration camp (German: UWZ Lager Lebrechtsdorf– Potulitz) was a concentration camp established and operated by Nazi Germany during World War II in Potulice near Nakło in the territory of occupied Poland. Until the spring of 1941 it was a subcamp of the Stutthof concentration camp.[1] In January 1942 Potulice became fully independent. It is estimated that a total of 25,000 prisoners went through the camp during its operation before the end of 1944. It became notable also as a detention centre for kidnapped Polish children that underwent the Nazi experiment in forced Germanisation.[1]

  1. ^ a b c "Potulice". Zabytki i ciekawe obiekty w Bydgoszczy i okolicy (in Polish). Bydgoskie Stowarzyszenie Miłośników Zabytków "BUNKIER". October 2008. Retrieved July 25, 2012.