T
he Kaiserwald Concentration Camp was located near the town of Riga in Latvia. Eventually, after the Latvian ghettos had been liquidated, this camp held all Jewish prisoners in Latvia. Forced laborers in the camp worked in several factories, one example was the Allgemeine Elektrizitäts Gesellschaft which used female prisoners to produce electrical goods. Soviet forces liberated the camp on October 13, 1944, but by that time, all of the prisoners had been moved to other camps or killed.
Timeline
Other: Kaiserwald built, several convicts are prisoners
Mar 15, 1943
Other: Surviving Jews in Latvia reside in Kaiserwald
1944
Other: Survivors arrive after Latvia ghetto liquidation
Jun 1943
Other: All prisoners have been evacuated or killed
Sep 1944
Other: Soviet forces liberate Kaiserwald
Oct 13, 1944
Other: SS begin evacuating prisoners to Stuttof camp
Jul 1944
Prisoners: March 1944
11,878 total inmates; 6,182 males; 5,696 females; only 95 non-Jews
County
Riga
Country
Latvia
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