Search results
The Montelupich Prison, so called from the street in which it is located, the ulica Montelupich ("street of the Montelupi family"), [note 1] is a historic prison in Kraków from early 20th century, which was used by the Gestapo in World War II. It is universally recognized as "one of the most terrible Nazi prisons in [ occupied] Poland ". [1]
The Montelupich Prison, so called from the street in which it is located, the ulica Montelupich, is a historic prison in Kraków from early 20th century, which was used by the Gestapo in World War II.
Feb 23, 2013 · Montelupich Prison is a historic and operational detention centre in Krakow, Poland. Learn about its past as a Nazi and Soviet prison, its famous and infamous inmates, and its modern facilities and challenges.
- Nissan Tzur
This prison was operated by the Gestapo from 1940 to 1944. In this period, some 50,000 prisoners were held (mainly Poles and Jews). It was a place of mass execution and many prisoners were tortured before being deportated to the concentration camps of Auschwitz-Bireknau and Plaszow.
- Montelupich 7, Kraków
For the citizens of Krakow, it played the same role as Pawiak in Warsaw, Fort VII in Poznań, the Castle in Lublin, Radom Gestapo prison or Łącki in Lviv. During the years 1939‒45, tens of thousands of Poles, men and women, mostly political prisoners, passed through Montelupich.
Dec 7, 2022 · A book on Montelupich prison was published in 1985, i.e., after Kłodziński’s article. It covers the entire period in the history of Montelupich when it was used as a place of detention for political prisoners, i.e., by Nazi Germany and later by the Communists, but unfortunately, is available only in Polish.
Montelupich Prison. When Germany occupoied Krakow in the beginning of September 1939, Gestapo took over a central prison located on Montelupich st. All kind of people were imprisoned, political opponents, foreign spies, prisoners of war, deserters, Jews, german military and SS service men etc.
