Blechhammer concentration camp
| Blechhammer | |
|---|---|
| subcamp | |
Former watchtower | |
| Location | Blechhammer, East Upper Silesia, Nazi Germany |
| Operated by | Nazi Germany |
| Operational | 1 April 1944–26 January 1945 |
| Inmates | Mostly Jews |
| Website | auschwitz |
Blechhammer was the second-largest subcamp of Auschwitz concentration camp, part of the Blechhammer industrial area where several camps were located. The camp was evacuated on 21 January 1945; five days later, German forces returned to kill some survivors who had been left behind.