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Gateposts to Lager Sylt

The few remaining structures of the only SS Concentration Camp to be built on British soil.

Lager Sylt housed the OT, in charge of constructing many of the islands roads and fortifications. It also held all of the Jewish prisoners on the island.

Prisoners were hung, shot and beaten for simple acts like stealing more bread to supplement meagre rations

The plaque reads - 'some 400 prisoners died here between March 1943 and June 1944'

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Uploaded on December 27, 2010
Taken on August 3, 2010