Manchester University Press
4 Architecture and experience in Sylt concentration camp
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Abstract
This chapter provides an evaluation of unnamed and smaller camps as well as prisons. By focusing on the architecture and spatiality of internment throughout, it considers both the uniqueness of Alderney’s camp system and its place within the wider Nazi camp system in Europe. Following historical research by a comprehensive programme of archaeological investigations across Alderney, comparisons were made between maps, aerial images, the MI19 documentation and physical remains observed during walkover surveys within a Geographic Information System (GIS), contributing towards our understanding of the extent and nature of the camps and internment sites. This process was particularly important as few witness testimonies exist that describe the sites in more detail. This chapter presents the findings of these investigations and concludes with a discussion of the unique and normative aspects of the Alderney camp system.
Abstract
This chapter provides an evaluation of unnamed and smaller camps as well as prisons. By focusing on the architecture and spatiality of internment throughout, it considers both the uniqueness of Alderney’s camp system and its place within the wider Nazi camp system in Europe. Following historical research by a comprehensive programme of archaeological investigations across Alderney, comparisons were made between maps, aerial images, the MI19 documentation and physical remains observed during walkover surveys within a Geographic Information System (GIS), contributing towards our understanding of the extent and nature of the camps and internment sites. This process was particularly important as few witness testimonies exist that describe the sites in more detail. This chapter presents the findings of these investigations and concludes with a discussion of the unique and normative aspects of the Alderney camp system.
Chapters in this book
- Front Matter i
- Contents v
- List of figures vii
- List of tables xvi
- Acknowledgements xvii
- Archival abbreviations xx
- Map xxii
- Introduction 1
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Part I: work
- 1 The labourers 19
- 2 Products of forced and slave labour 61
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Part II: Life
- 3 Wire and cement 101
- 4 Architecture and experience in Sylt concentration camp 132
- 5 Norderney 171
- 6 A landscape of internment 208
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Part III: Death
- 7 The deceased 235
- 8 Marked and clandestine burials 266
- 9 The missing 313
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Part IV: Aftermath
- 10 The final phases of occupation 351
- 11 Legacies 385
- 12 Concluding remarks 420
- Appendix 426
- Index 455
Chapters in this book
- Front Matter i
- Contents v
- List of figures vii
- List of tables xvi
- Acknowledgements xvii
- Archival abbreviations xx
- Map xxii
- Introduction 1
-
Part I: work
- 1 The labourers 19
- 2 Products of forced and slave labour 61
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Part II: Life
- 3 Wire and cement 101
- 4 Architecture and experience in Sylt concentration camp 132
- 5 Norderney 171
- 6 A landscape of internment 208
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Part III: Death
- 7 The deceased 235
- 8 Marked and clandestine burials 266
- 9 The missing 313
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Part IV: Aftermath
- 10 The final phases of occupation 351
- 11 Legacies 385
- 12 Concluding remarks 420
- Appendix 426
- Index 455
