When established, it was the second largest Neuengamme satellite camp, although the only known prisoner count is 2092, recorded in March 1945.
[3] The camp was sited at a large, naval–fuel–oil, storage facility; some prisoners were accommodated in an empty, giant, underground, fuel tank.
The camp was commanded by an army captain, Ulrich Wahl, and the prisoners were guarded by a detachment of naval infantry.
[2] The total number of deaths may be as high as 6000 as the names of the Polish and Russian dead were not recorded.
The evacuation began on 10 April 1945 and survivors included Raymond Portefaix[4] and Harry Callan.