Heath Railway
From about 1942, normal passenger trains, declared as special trains with many "passengers" from the Netherlands, stopped in Soltau and the misery of the prisoners became more and more obvious, especially shortly before the end of the war. In 1945, thousands of concentration camp prisoners, crammed into cattle wagons, were transported through the stations along the Heath Railway. Over 600 people died on the line between Buchholz and Soltau.