Neuengamme was established in December 1938 and during World War II approximately 106.000 people, most of whom were Russians and Poles, were imprisoned there. More than half of the prisoners did not survive the medical testing that was carried out, mainly focusing on tuberculosis. A group of children from Auschwitz were also brought to the camp and subjected to medical experiments. The camp was liberated by the British army on 4th May 1945.
