page_title: Wöbbelin concentration camp
hierarchical_section_title: Wöbbelin concentration camp
caption_attribution_description: Bewachung des KZ Wöbbelin durch Amerikanische Soldaten
context_page_description: Wöbbelin was a subcamp of the Neuengamme concentration camp near the city of Ludwigslust. The SS had established Wöbbelin to house concentration camp prisoners whom the SS had evacuated from other camps to prevent their liberation by the Allies. At its height, Wöbbelin held some 5,000 inmates, most of whom were suffering from starvation and disease. The camp was freed on May 2, 1945.
context_section_description: Wöbbelin was a subcamp of the Neuengamme concentration camp near the city of Ludwigslust. The SS had established Wöbbelin to house concentration camp prisoners whom the SS had evacuated from other camps to prevent their liberation by the Allies. At its height, Wöbbelin held some 5,000 inmates, most of whom were suffering from starvation and disease. The camp was freed on May 2, 1945.
caption: American soldiers patrol the perimeter of the newly liberated Wöbbelin concentration camp
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