Everyday Life in Berlin’s Forced Labour Camps

New Research - Lectures and Discussion

Zwangsarbeiter in einem Berliner Barackenlager, 1943

Little is known about everyday life in Berlin’s forced labour camps. Two new research projects offer important insights.

In his master’s thesis, Fabian Dietrich analyzed daily life in the camps: how did the inmates use these spaces, and against which structures did they have to assert themselves? His work is based primarily on the victims’ diaries and investigative files from Nazi authorities.

Friederike Brückner is an archaeologist. She examined remnants of clothing found in the area of accommodation camps on Tempelhof Field. In her master’s thesis, she relates these finds to historical sources.

Welcome and moderation: Dr. Roland Borchers
Deputy Director of the Documentation Centre for Nazi Forced Labour

Lectures:
Fabian Dietrich, Documentation Centre for Nazi Forced Labour
Friederike Brückner, Stadtmuseum Berlin

Next date:

• Date Thursday, 07/May/2026 19:00 bis 20:30
• Venue Dokumentationszentrum NS-Zwangsarbeit Berlin-Schöneweide
• Address Britzer Straße 5, 12439 Berlin-Köpenick