Ravensbrück Memorial, World War II memorial site in Fürstenberg/Havel, Germany.
Ravensbrück Memorial is a commemorative site in Fürstenberg/Havel on the shore of Lake Schwedt. Its centrepiece is Will Lammert's bronze sculpture "Tragende" on a pedestal set on an artificial bank that steps down into the water. The grounds incorporate the former crematorium, the camp prison (Zellenbau) and a section of the four-metre-high camp wall.
The site was established in 1939 as a women's concentration camp and operated until 1945, holding over 130,000 women from about forty nations. Thousands died from forced labor, disease, and systematic killing.
The memorial honors women from many nations who were imprisoned here, displaying their stories through photographs and personal belongings in the exhibition spaces. Visitors encounter individual names and life histories that make the site deeply human.
The site is well signposted and features paths accessible to visitors with limited mobility, with most exhibition rooms on ground level. It is advisable to allow two to three hours for your visit to explore the various buildings and contents.
The memorial area by Lake Schwedt was the only part of the site not used by the Soviet army, which occupied the former camp from May 1945 until January 1994. The bronze figure "Tragende" by Will Lammert stands on a pedestal set on an artificial bank that steps down into the water.
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