Everyday life forced labour 1938-1945

The exhibition documents the history of forced labor during National Socialism as an omnipresent mass phenomenon.

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  Ankunft von Zwangsarbeitern in Meinerzhagen, 1944 (Propagandafoto)

• Blick in die Ausstellung – Arrestzellentür Fritz Werner AG Berlin, 1942 – 1945Die Maschinen- und Munitionsfabrik Fritz Werner sperrte ihre Zwangsarbeiter (2600 waren es allein Ende 1942) bei Regelverstößen hinter dieser Zellentür ein.

• Argus-Motor 10C, Berlin, um 1944

• Ausstellungsbeginn "Alltag Zwangsarbeit 1938-1945" – Ausstellungsbeginn "Alltag Zwangsarbeit 1938–1945" © Dokumentationszentrum NS-Zwangsarbeit. Foto: Volker Kreidler

In the summer of 1944, every fourth worker or employee was a forced laborer. The large armaments companies profited from this, as did agriculture, local authorities, craft enterprises, churches and private households. Forced laborers were an unmistakable part of the everyday wartime life of the German population. The exhibition shows the everyday life of the men, women and children who were deported to work - in the camp, at work, in contact with Germans. It illustrates the extent to which the lives of the forced laborers were shaped by the graded racist hierarchy of the Nazi regime.

Many photographs, documents and objects, some of which are unknown, on the history of Nazi forced labor and its aftermath are on display. This also includes numerous biographies of forced laborers as well as Germans - perpetrators, profiteers, bystanders and helpers.

Runtime: from May 2013

Suitable for wheelchairs, movies with German or English subtitles

Takes place here:

• Dokumentationszentrum NS-Zwangsarbeit Berlin-Schöneweide