Gross Rosen concentration camp branch, Mieroszów
Posted by: haggaeus
N 50° 40.578 E 016° 11.983
33U E 584766 N 5614515
Roadside memorial to the victims of Gross Rosen concentration camp.
Waymark Code: WMB9CH
Location: Dolnośląskie, Poland
Date Posted: 04/22/2011
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At the road between Mieroszów and Kowalowa there is a simple concrete statue of a prisoner with name "Gross Rosen" and dedication "1940-1945 Ofiarom Faszyzmu" (to the Victims of Fascism). It reminds of the local branch of Gross Rossen concentration camp - more information about it can be found
here: it was established in September 1944 and about 570 prisoners were working there. The production was focused on machinery manufacturing, mostly avaiation parts for Luftwaffe forces.