Öffentliche Führung durch die Gedenkstätte für Zwangsarbeit Leipzig (Schwerpunkt: „Das Gesicht der Leipziger Rüstungsproduktion war weiblich.“ Das KZ-Außenlager "HASAG Leipzig")

The Hugo-Schneider-Aktiengesellschaft (HASAG), one of the largest arms manufacturers and profiteers of the National Socialist forced labor system, had its headquarters in Leipzig-Schönefeld. Around 10,000 people, mainly from Poland and the Soviet Union, were forced to produce bazookas, ammunition and other armaments here.

Since 2001, there has been a memorial on the site in Permoserstrasse (now the Environmental Research Center) with a permanent exhibition in memory of the former forced laborers.

The tour begins with an introduction to the topic of forced labor during National Socialism, with a focus on Leipzig and the surrounding area. It provides an overview of the company history and the Nazi crimes committed by HASAG, the working and living conditions of the forced laborers and how Nazi forced labor was dealt with after 1945. After a short tour of the HASAG site, there will be time for the exhibition and discussions.

Thematic focus:
"The face of Leipzig's armaments production was female." The "HASAG Leipzig" subcamp
The tour focuses on the Buchenwald women's subcamp "HASAG Leipzig", which was set up in Leipzig-Schönefeld in the summer of 1944 and whose prisoners had to manufacture bazookas for HASAG. The tour is dedicated to the history of the camp and the working and living conditions of the women and girls imprisoned there.
The focus is on the last days of the war, the dissolution of the camp on April 13, 1945 and the liberation of the prisoners.

Leipzig Forced Labor Memorial, Permoserstraße 15
Duration approx. 1½ hours
Streetcar 3, Bus 90 (Permoser-/ Torgauer Straße)