Gedenken an die Opfer des Massakers von Abtnaundorf und 81. Jahrestag der Befreiung

April 18, 2026 marks the 81st anniversary of the Abtnaundorf massacre and the liberation of the city of Leipzig by the US Army. To mark this occasion, a joint commemorative event will be held by the City of Leipzig, the Leipzig Forced Labor Memorial, the Capa House Citizens' Initiative and the "Round Corner" Memorial Museum.

1:00 p.m.
Commemoration of the victims of the Abtnaundorf massacre of April 18, 1945 at the memorial for the victims of the Abtnaundorf massacre, Theklaer Straße 48, 04347 Leipzig

2:00 p.m.
Commemoration of the liberation of Leipzig by the US Army at the memorial plaque to the liberation of Leipzig, Dittrichring 24, 04109 Leipzig

3:00 p.m.
Commemoration of the liberation of Leipzig by the US Army at the Capa House, Jahnallee 61, 04177 Leipzig

The Leipzig-Thekla subcamp was established in March 1943. The prisoners, several thousand men from the Soviet Union, Poland, France and other countries, had to perform forced labor for Erla Maschinenwerke GmbH. The camp was dissolved in April 1945, leaving around 300 sick prisoners behind. The SS locked them in a barrack and set it on fire. More than 80 men lost their lives. A few hours later, US soldiers entered the camp and documented the crime. These documents were used as evidence in the Nuremberg trial against the main war criminals and became internationally known.

Abtnaundorf memorial, Theklaer Straße 48 / corner of Heiterblickstraße
Bus 70, 79 (Heiterblickstraße), Thekla S-Bahn station