Was 1945 mit einem KZ-Transport in Weiherhammer geschah

Im April 1945 schaffte die SS Häftlinge aus dem KZ Flossenbürg weg, um ihre Gräueltaten zu vertuschen. Der Historiker Dr. Marc Rothballer erforscht, wie einer dieser KZ-Transporte in Weiherhammer landete und was dort geschah.

von Paulina Schmidt

Auf dem KZ-Friedhof in Neunburg vorm Wald liegen auch jene 18 Toten aus Weiherhammer, die im Herbst 1949 exhumiert wurden. Insgesamt sind dort über 600 Personen begraben, die auf den Todesmärschen und -transporten durch die nordöstliche Oberpfalz starben.

Bild: Marc Rothballer

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