Over 700 workers died in the Alderney camps (out of a total inmate population of about 6,000) and in ships moving them to and from the Island.
It was used by the OT, a forced labour programme, to build fortifications including bunkers, gun emplacements, air-raid shelters, and other concrete structures.
Lager Borkum was located near the centre of Alderney and was the smallest of the four camps.
[2] Norderney camp housed European (usually Eastern but including Spaniard) and Russian enforced labourers.
Lager Borkum was used for paid German technicians and volunteers from different countries of Europe.