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Wehrmacht prison Anklam
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Wehrmacht prison Anklam Military prison in Nazi Germany Wehrmacht prison Anklam The Wehrmacht prison Anklam was one of eight military prisons of the Wehrmacht (armed forces) in Nazi Germany. The listed building is located west of the Friedlander Straße in the southern part of Anklam. Since 2005 it has been the seat of the foundation, "Center for Peace Work - Otto Lilienthal - Hanseatic City of Anklam". It serves as an educational resource center and a memorial to victims of the Nazi military justice system during 1933-1945.
Capacity
600
Current population
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Occupancy
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Year opened
1940
Closed 1945
Figures from official sources · verified 3 Jul 2026 · methodology
Facility profile
Operator
WehrmachtPopulation held
Mixed/unknown
Opened
1940
Region
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Security level
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Death-row facility
No
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Known issues
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Compared to other facilities in Germany
1933 peersCapacity (beds)this: 600 · peers avg: 419 (+43%)
Data completeness
34%How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.
Sources
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- Wikidata (Q19946309)
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World Prisons. (2026). Wehrmacht prison Anklam. Retrieved July 22, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/wehrmacht-prison-anklam
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BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-wehrmacht-prison-anklam,
author = {{World Prisons}},
title = {Wehrmacht prison Anklam},
year = {2026},
url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/wehrmacht-prison-anklam},
urldate = {2026-07-22}
}