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Hamelin Prison, also known as the Stockhof, was a prison and penitentiary in Hamelin. The penal institution, which had a predecessor since 1698, existed from 1827 to 1980. It was located between the old town and the river Weser. The listed prison buildings are now used as a hotel.
Learn about the history of Hamelin Prison, where three Channel Islanders were imprisoned by the Nazis during the Second World War. Find out how they died, how the prison was used for war crimes and executions, and how it became a hotel.
The Stalag Luft III murders were war crimes perpetrated by members of the Gestapo following the "Great Escape" of Allied prisoners of war from the German Air Force prison camp known as Stalag Luft III on March 25, 1944.
Apr 7, 2021 · Hamelin earned its fame thanks to a medieval folk tale about the pied piper and the rats he cleared from the city. After World War II it became the place where Nazi war criminals, mainly from Bergen-Belsen, were incarcerated. Among them were 13 condemned prisoners who had just been convicted by a British war tribunal.
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May 15, 2017 · On this date in 1946, the British hanged 10 convicted war criminals at Hameln Prison, notably including seven for the “Dreierwalde Airfield murders” of four Allied prisoners of war.
Prisoners were permitted the services of a minister of their religion prior to execution. A total of 191 men and ten women were hanged at Hameln , plus one man, Teofil Walasek , who was shot.
Jan 2, 2017 · The seventh body of the so-called Guernsey Eight has been located in a grave in the German town of Hamelin. Charles Machon was one of a group of islanders who died in prison or camps as a result...
