Researching former forced laborers
The Leipzig Nazi Forced Labour Memorial supports research for former forced laborers, companies, and camps in the Leipzig area. We respond to inquiries from relatives of former forced labourers, search archives for information about their ancestors, and assist with their visits to Leipzig.
If you are looking for information, please feel free to contact us by phone or via email. We will try to get back to you as quickly as possible, but please understand that due to the large number of inquiries we receive, it is not always possible to respond immediately.
First steps for your research:
Digital map – forced labor camps in the Leipzig area
Memorial and death register of Leipzig victims of National Socialist tyranny 1933-1945
Arolsen Archives – most comprehensive archive on former forced laborers
Database of Soviet prisoners of war from the Saxon Memorial Foundation
Library
The memorial has a reference library, which is currently stocked with almost 700 books. The focus is on publications related to the topic of forced labour in the National Socialist state (history, state and regional studies, recollections, post-war history). In addition, it comprises publications and reference books on related topics and fields of research. The inventory is supplemented with unpublished scientific theses and a multimedia collection.
The library is available for on-site use only.
Archive
The archive was established, when the memorial was founded in 2001. It preserves documents from former forced labourers or their relatives as well as a variety of reproductions from different archives. The collection includes written documents, historical photographs, blueprints, objects, and newspaper articles.
The archive grants personal and factual data to former forced labourers and their relatives, enables scientific research of Nazi forced labour in Leipzig and serves the educational work in the memorial.
Survivors, relatives, academics, students, school children and other interested persons can use the archive upon prior consultation. The terms of use of the memorial apply.
Opening Hours and Inquiries
The library and the archive are available during the opening hours of the memorial. Please contact us in advance.
If you have an inquiry for the library, the archive or about former forced labourers call us or write an e-mail to our staff.