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On the 80th anniversary of liberation: The history of one of the largest Nazi concentration camps is presented in a compact manner, highlighting its essential features, developments, and contexts. Starting in the summer of 1937, the SS established the Buchenwald concentration camp on the Ettersberg near the city of Weimar. It became one of the largest Nazi concentration camps. By the time of liberation in April 1945, more than a quarter of a million people from nearly all European countries had passed through the main camp on the Ettersberg or one of its over 130 subcamps. 56,000 men, women, youths, and children did not survive this ordeal. Michael Löffelsender offers a concise history of the concentration camp on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of liberation, incorporating all significant aspects. The internal history of the camp, the actions of the SS, the experiences of the persecuted, and the camp's integration into German society during the Nazi era are vividly illustrated. In the politically significant year of 2025, this provides a well-readable, current, and compact account of the Buchenwald concentration camp for a broader audience.