Eintrachthütte concentration camp, Świętochłowice
Facts and practical information
Eintrachthütte concentration camp was a labour subcamp of the German concentration camp Auschwitz, opened in the Zgoda district in Świętochłowice in German-occupied Poland on 26 May 1943, in operation until 23 January 1945. Among its prisoners were Poles, Jews and Russians. Its commanders were SS-Hauptscharführer Josef Remmele and SS-Hauptscharführer Wilhelm Gehring. Both were brutal in relations to the prisoners, involved in tortures, and personally involved in executions carried out at the camp. ()
Świętochłowice
Eintrachthütte concentration camp – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)
Nearby attractions include: Muzeum Powstań Śląskich, Kościoł pw. Wniebowzięcia Najświętszej Maryi Panny w Chorzowie, Wieża wyciągowa nr 2 KWK Polska, Zgoda.