Reuth Subcamp
January 12, 1945 – April 22, 1945
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Aerial view of Reuth, 2019 (Flossenbürg Concentration Camp Memorial / Photo: Rainer Viertlböck)
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Former Bakery Paul Röthgen in Reuth, 2019 (Flossenbürg Concentration Camp Memorial / Photo: Rainer Viertlböck)
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Prisoners
Seven German and Dutch Jehovas Witnesses
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Forced labor and quarters
Starting January 1945, the "Bible Student" (Bibelforscher) prisoners were forced to work for the Bakery Paul Röthgen near Erbendorf, who supplied the concentration camp Flossenbürg with bread. The prisoners were quartered in two attic rooms above the bakery. The prison conditions were considerably better than in the main camp.
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Guards
An older SS man
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Death toll
There were no instances of death in the subcamp Reuth.
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Disbanding of the camp / end of the war
On April 22, 1945, the prisoners were liberated by American units.
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Commemoration
None