What were the four concentration camps in Alderney?
Q: What were the four concentration camps in Alderney?
A: The four concentration camps in Alderney were Lager Norderney at Saye, Lager Borkum at Platte Saline, Lager Sylt near the old telegraph tower at La Foulère and Lager Helgoland, in the northwest corner of the island.
Q: Who ran the camp?
A: The camp was organised by the Schutzstaffel - SS-Baubrigade I–which was first under supervision of the Sachsenhausen concentration camp; and after mid-February 1943 ran under the Neuengamme camp in northern Germany.
Q: What type of labour did prisoners do?
A: Prisoners were forced to build bunkers, gun emplacements, air-raid shelters, and concrete fortifications.
Q: How many people died in these camps?
A: Over 700 people died in these camps out of a total inmate population of about 6,000.
Q: Where are these concentration camps located?
A: These Nazi concentration camps are located on British soil on Alderney Island which is part of the Bailiwick of Guernsey in the Channel Islands.
Q: Who were held at each camp?
A: Lager Borkum was used for German technicians and volunteers from different countries of Europe while Lager Helgoland was filled with Russian Organisation Todt workers. Meanwhile, Sylt camp held Jewish enforced labourers and Norderney camp housed European (usually Eastern but including Spaniard) and Russian enforced labourers.
