1940/09/22 – Erste Sinti:zze und Rom:nja sind in Wewelsburg inhaftiert

22 September 1940

The first Sinti and Roma, all men, are imprisoned in the Wewelsburg satellite camp of Sachsenhausen concentration camp in Germany. From 1 September 1941, the satellite camp becomes an independent concentration camp in Niederhagen/Wewelsburg.

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Niederhagen/Wewelsburg

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