le struthof concentration camp

This concentration camp is dark and very chilling I was in tears. the story is well told and there are so many exhibits that show the darkness and depravity of man, as well as the strength to survive. We were here in the winter, and to think that the prisoners had no heat, very little food and were treated horribly, we need to never forget lest it should happen again. Definitely worth a visit.

The camp is small in comparison to some but the story of the place is well told but leaves a deep and dark impression on a person. I found the visit beneficial and educational. The memorial and rows of wooden crosses are in stark contrast to a most beautiful setting.A place to learn of some of mans less pleasant behaviour towards his fellow man.

We visited in December and the camp was freezing with snow on the ground which made it really eerie. Not a huge camp but still takes a good couple of hours to visit. Mostly outdoors but with a small exhibition in the reception area.

After driving up the winding mountain roads, into the clouds, a huge monument appears. Good car parking and a short walk to the visitor centre. Only 6 Euros entry, good value. Most exhibits are written in French, German and English. Then outside to the museum that was formally an accommodation block, not all exhibits in English, but get the gist from the photos. Then on down a fairly steep cobbled path around the perimeter to the prison block and crematorium. Unfortunately the crematorium was closed for restoration. The walk back up shows how fit you may or may not be. All in all a very sobering couple of hours. We got there as the doors opened at 9am, within the hour 6 coaches had arrived with teenage students, so pick your time or take your chance !

Struthoff is one of the smaller concentration camps, and is easy to walk around. It is hard to imagine that such barbarity went on in such a beautiful part of the country.The facilities are excellent and the museum provides a good background into the holocaust and the role that this particular camp played.

A terrible part of history displayed with due respect, and human dignity. And necessary place in order to never forget the cruelties that took place in World War II, to remind us these should never happen again.

This memorial gives cause to think about the terrible behaviour possible between nations. The indoor information panels about the various concentration camps in Germany and Poland remind you of the unbelievable suffering of those people unfortunate enough to be sent there. The outdoor part of the museum has been well preserved although only a small number of the buildings remain. It is a place for quiet contemplation and to pay respects to those who lived and died here and how lucky we are to have lived in relative peace for so long.

I came here with my wife. It's a well preserved place and a sad area but still a good place to visit and have an insight of what happened during WWII. I would recommend the place because of it's condition and good service in different languages.

i have visited here twice, the first time with my wife, it was a life changing experience, The french liberated the nazi camp at the end of the war and managed to preserve the site from pillage and destruction. the camp is virtually known, it is renowned for the horrific human experiments that took place here the history of it is incredible and very moving. It is set in the beautiful tranqil valley with outstanding scenery. we stayed in Obany which is a beautiful place and not too long a car journey to get there. we then returned with our teenage children, to show them the meaning behind buying poppies for remembrance sunday. the children were affected by what they saw and read but gave them a real insight into the actual history of the ww2.

I was unaware of Struthof's existance and chanced upon while driving in the Vosges with my 12 year old son.They have done an excellent job of describing both the larger picture of what was going on in Europe together with detailing he daily life and atrocities of this camp. While a lot of explanations were available in English, there were too may exhibits only in French.They also managed to show that the Nazi barbarism was not only against the Jews - who bore the brunt of it - but also against other populations. They had invested effort to preserve the camp, and even its own little gas chamber in the nearby village - and to give the names of the 86 numbered victims who had been sent their from Auschwitz for their experiments.

The only Nazi concentration camp in France. Very well preserved place. There is a simple but very good museum about this camp and the others Nazi camps. Around 22.000 people died in those camps. The concentration camps became places where millions of ordinary people were enslaved as part of the war effort, often starved, tortured and killed, and even used for medical experiments. All of this can be seen in Le Struthof camp. A must visit for remembrance of the cruelty and the horror that happened not a long time ago.

This is not easy to find, hidden way up on a hilltop above Natzweiler---but than that's the point. I doubt the Nazi's really cared to have a lot of people aware of what was going on up there; the farther from sight, the better. In any event, use your GPS. There's one point where we angled up a narrow street through a small town and absolutely would have turned around if it were not for the GPS.The camp was used mainly for political prisoners and criminals, many from the French resistence. The work was hard, conditions typically hideous and the survival rate not far from half. Later, medical experiements were performed here on Jews who were brought from other camps for this purpose. There was also a gas chamber nearby and a crematorium.The outer encing of the compoud survives and the foundation opverseeing the grounds has restored or protected several bunk houses and guard towers. The crematorium was being refurbished when we were there, but a film shown in the fine adjacent museum gives you the picture of what was going on in there.You can also tour the solitary confinement block where prisoners were sent for days or even weeks for slight infractions. The cells are small, but hardly solitary as, at times, large groups were forced into these small spaces.Natzweiler fits into the larger network of work camps and concentration camps that were part of the Nazi insanity. If you're in France and have an interest in the subject, this location and its museum tells both the local story and shows the larger concentration camp picture.The camp is on a relatively steep hillside, by the way, and some walking is required to visit the solitary blocks and crematorium at the bottom. The gas chamber is a separate stop on the road to the camp and is only open for limited hours during the day.

This stark reminder of the world war and the misery it brought to so many has been developed well yet not over developed. It allows the visitor to wander as they may like and see as much or as little as they like. Visiting on a misty day takes your experience to a whole new level. Well worth the visit.

I described the place to my friends as a "shop of horrors". Of course it's not a very fun place to see and learn about the history but it was really interesting. I was glad to see young people from various countries visiting as well.

Set in wonderful scenery (a "converted" ski resort) this site sets out the horrors of Nazi Germany.Although its a difficult and sobering subject the visitor centre lays out the background and leadup to ww2 well for the uninitiated. My only complain being that a lot of the info, particularly in the museum hut inside the perimeter had no English translation.