page_title: Blechhammer
hierarchical_section_title: Blechhammer
caption_attribution_description: English: Map of the former Auschwitz sub-camp Judenlager of Blechhammer in Blachownia (High-Silesia, Poland). This map depicts the actual topology of the remaining camp. Français&#160;: Carte du sous-camp d'Auschwitz Judenlager de Blechhammer à Blachownia (Haute-Silésie, Pologne). Cette carte présente la topologie du camp tel qu'il est aujourd'hui visible.
context_page_description: The Blechhammer area was the location of Nazi Germany chemical plants, prisoner of war camps, and forced labor camps. Labor camp prisoners began arriving as early as June 17, 1942, and in July 1944, 400–500 men were transferred from the Terezin family camp to Blechhammer. The mobile "pocket furnace" crematorium was at Sławięcice. and Bau und Arbeits Battalion 21 was a mile from the Blechhammer oil plants and was not far from Kattowitz and Breslau. Blechhammer synthetic oil production began April 1, 1944 with 4000 prisoners, with the slave labor camp holding these prisoners during April 1944, becoming a satellite camp of the dreaded Auschwitz extermination camp, as Arbeitslager Blechhammer.
context_section_description: The Blechhammer (English: sheet metal hammer) area was the location of Nazi Germany chemical plants, prisoner of war (POW) camps, and forced labor camps (German: Arbeitslager Blechhammer; also Nummernbücher). Labor camp prisoners began arriving as early as June 17, 1942, and in July 1944, 400–500 men were transferred from the Terezin family camp to Blechhammer. The mobile "pocket furnace" (German: Taschenofen) crematorium was at Sławięcice.) and Bau und Arbeits Battalion (BAB, English: Construction Battalion) 21 was a mile from the Blechhammer oil plants and was not far from Kattowitz and Breslau.  Blechhammer synthetic oil production began April 1, 1944 with 4000 prisoners, with the slave labor camp holding these prisoners during April 1944, becoming a satellite camp of the dreaded Auschwitz extermination camp, as Arbeitslager Blechhammer.
caption: Blechhammer map of Bahnhofslager/Judenlager[clarification needed]
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