Forced labour in industry (Birnau, lake Constance)

Name: Forced labour in industry (Birnau, lake Constance)
Start: 2016-07-03
End: 2016-07-16
Location: Germany

Germany Manual work Manual work Fixed dates

About the project

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

„KZ-Friedhof Birnau“ is a concentration camp cemetery where 97 men got buried. 200 forced workers passed away in 1944/45 while working in an underground tunnel to reconstruct and relocate armament factories which were destroyed by allied forces in 1943/44. The SS located a sub camp of the concentration camp Dachau to Überlingen and these prisoners had to finish the work at “Goldbacher Stollen”. 97 of the victims were buried in a mass grave first, until the French army constructed single anonymous graveyards two years later. This cemetery will now be modified and the memorial slabs will be labelled with names. Together with the city of Überlingen the workcamp contributors will set up new grave stones and re-landscape the site.

💼 What the programme involves

Gardening and simple construction work

🏠 Accommodation on site

Comfortable tent camp, only 500m distance to Lake Constance (Bodensee). Volunteers will cook together in the kitchen tent.

📍 About the location

At the northern shore of Lake Constance, between Überlingen and Meersburg (20 km to Switzerland and 60 km to Austria).

⚠️ Requirements

Interest in World War 2 History and motivation to do gardening work. Knowledge of German is welcome.

ℹ️ Additional information

Lake Constance is beautiful area where Germany, Austria and Switzerland meet. During the free time trips to the popular attractions near by will be organised.

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📅 Available sessions

DE-SCI 1.36

03/07/2016 → 16/07/2016

Closed

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ℹ️ Key information

Age required

18–99 years old

Solidarity donation

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French tax residents may be eligible for a tax reduction of up to 66% of their costs (membership, plane tickets, solidarity donation).

📍 Location

Germany

🌍 Location info

Local currency

Euro Member Countries (EUR / €)

🛡️ Before you leave

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📞 Contact us

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+32 2 888 67 13

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🗣️ Languages spoken

English German