KZ-Gedenkstätte Sandhofen

In the organizer's words:

The KZ-Gedenkstätte Sandhofen e.V. comm emorates a historical site of Nazi terror: a satellite camp of the Natzweiler concentration camp, which existed in the center of Mannheim-Sandhofen from September 1944 to March 1945. The former Friedrichschule (now Gustav-Wiederkehr-Schule) held 1,070 prisoners; almost all of them were Polish boys and men who had been arrested by the German occupying forces during the suppression of the Warsaw Uprising in August 1944 and deported to Dachau concentration camp. In Mannheim, they had to perform forced labor for Daimler-Benz.

Since November 1990, an exhibition has been on display in the basement of the Gustav-Wiederkehr-Schule, which can be visited every 3rd Sunday of the month and (by groups and school classes) by appointment. The memorial documents the history of the subcamp as part of the National Socialist concentration camp system, provides information about the Warsaw Uprising and commemorates the victims of the Sandhofen concentration camp.

The facility is run by the KZ-Gedenkstätte Sandhofen e.V. association in cooperation with the MARCHIVUM and the Stadtjugendring Mannheim e.V. The MARCHVUM provides organizational and scientific support for the memorial.

School classes and other groups can visit the concentration camp memorial site by prior arrangement.

Every 3rd Sunday of the month (except August), the concentration camp memorial is open to individuals from 2-5 pm. A guided tour is offered at 2:30 pm. Free admission and guided tour.