[Translate to English:] Das Frauen-Konzentrationslager Ravensbrück bei seiner Erweiterung um das Jahr1940

In 1939, the SS had the largest women’s concentration camp in the German Reich built in Ravensbrück near Fürstenberg. In 1941, a men’s camp was added, and in 1942, Uckermark “juvenile protective custody camp” was taken into operation.
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[Translate to English:] Gedenkzeremonie an der ehemaligen Lagermauer (1950)

After the liberation, the Soviet Army took over much of the former concentration camp and used it as a barracks. From 1948, former prisoners attempted to preserve at least the area around the crematorium and turn it into a place of remembrance.
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[Translate to English:] Einweihung der Nationalen Mahn- und Gedenkstätte 1959

The “Ravensbrück National Memorial” was opened in 1959 and was one of the GDR’s three national memorials. The bronze sculpture “Burdened Woman” (“Tragende”) was at the heart of the memorial’s design on the banks of lake Schwedt. Until 1994, the grounds of the former concentration camp were used for military purposes.
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[Translate to English:] Dauerausstellung "Das Fruaen-Konzentratinoslager Ravensbrück. Geschichte und Erinnerung" in der ehemaligen Kommandantur

In 1993, the Memorial became part of the Brandenburg Memorials Foundation. In 2013, the new permanent exhibition “The Ravensbrück Women's Concentration Camp: History and commemoration“ was opened in the presence of former detainees.
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1939-1945 Ravensbrück concentration camp
1945 - 1959 Early commemoration
1959 - 1992 National Memorial
since 1993 Memorial Museum Ravensbrück

Events

Guided Tour: Women from France in Ravensbrück Concentration Camp

18. January 2026 – 11:30 - 13:30 Uhr

A guided tour at Ravensbrück Memorial Museum conveys the history of Ravensbrück Concentration Camp, with a particular focus on the experiences of women deported from France. more

Participatory Reading on the International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust

27. January 2026 – all day

On the occasion of the International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust, the Ravensbrück Memorial Museum invites you to the annual Participatory Reading on 27 January 2026. This year’s focus will be on the ‘14 f 13’ murder campaign in the Ravensbrück concentration camp.. more

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