Documentation Center Nazi Forced Labor Camp Berlin

Witness to Infinite Injustice – The forced labor camp built in 1943 shines a light on the darkest side of Berlin’s industrial history. Of over 3,000 such camps in Berlin, this is the only one to be preserved almost in its entirety. Companies large and small profited from the cheap labor. After 1945, the barracks were used to store paper for the Red Army and later housed East Germany’s Vaccine Institute. Many of them are still used commercially. Since 2006, part of the complex has been home to the Nazi Forced Labor Documentation Center. It fulfils its educational mission with exhibitions, an archive, and a youth center. Two permanent exhibitions, a multimedia guide, and a restored barrack provide insight into the camp’s inhumane working and living conditions. They illustrate a history of racial discrimination, fear, and merciless oppression, but they also testify to the yearning for freedom and the will to survive.