Konzentrationslager Ebensee

The book "Concentration Camp Ebensee" by Florian Freund offers a comprehensive analysis of the subcamp of the Mauthausen concentration camp, which was established in November 1943 in the picturesque Salzkammergut region. It sheds light on the brutal conditions under which prisoners were forced to work to construct underground tunnels for the rocket research facility in Peenemünde. By the time of liberation on May 6, 1945, over 8,000 people had died due to the inhumane living and working conditions. First published in 1990, this edition has been revised and updated. It not only provides insight into the history of the camp but also into the broader context of the SS labor camps and their impact on the affected individuals. The accounts of survivors make the book an important document of memory culture and the processing of history.