St. Georgenthal (Jiřetín) Subcamp
October 1, 1944 – February 28, 1945
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Former building housing the A. Schultze Jr. Company in Jiřetín, 2019 (Flossenbürg Concentration Camp Memorial / Photo: Rainer Viertlböck)
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Prisoners
33 prisoners from six different nations, among them 20 Poles
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Forced labor and quarters
Construction work for the company A. Schultze Jr. The company relocated from Berlin to a private house in Jiřetín pod Jedlovou. The company produced screws for the armaments industry. The prisoners were quartered on the company grounds.
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Two prisoners escaped in February 1945. The construction work done by the prisoners was to possibly serve the establishment of a larger women’s subcamp of the Groß-Rosen concentration camp that existed in St. Georgenthal at the same time.
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Guards
Detail leader Müller and 14 SS men
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Death toll
One victim
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Disbanding of the camp / end of the war
On February 28, 1945, the camp was disbanded. The prisoners were transferred back to Flossenbürg.
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Commemoration
None.