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Treuenbrietzen is a town in the
Bundesland of
Brandenburg,
Germany.
The town has existed since the
Middle Ages and the first written evidence about it's from
1217. During the
Reformation,
Martin Luther came in
1537 to preach in the town, but his way to the church was blocked. He preached instead under a
basswood, which is called to this day
Lutherlinde.
During the
Industrial Revolution, several
textile factories have been founded in the town.
After the opening of the
Sachsenhausen concentration camp in
1936, a sub-camp was opened in the town, where slave labourers were forced to work in a weapons plant. With the approach of the Red Army, on
April 23,
1945, the Wehrmacht executed 127
Italian POWs, who were interned in the camp
(External Link
). Between
April 24 and
May 1,
1945, much
fighting occurred around the town, between the
Wehrmacht and the
Soviet 5th Guards Mechanised Corps.
According to an article in
Der Tagesspiegel entitled
"Stadt ohne Männer" (
City without men) soldiers from the
Red Army executed roughly 1000 civilian inhabitants of the city shortly after its capture. Many women from the town were also raped during this "victory celebration" by the Red Army.
» "Die Rote Armee hatte an den letzten April- und ersten Maitagen rund 1000 Zivilisten im Wald erschossen, vorrangig männlichen Geschlechts." Translation: The Red Army had during the last days of April and early days of May shot roughly 1000 civilians in the forest, mainly of male sex. (see also
Red Army atrocities). According to German Wikipedia article
Massaker von Treuenbrietzen the number of victims was between 80 and more than 1000, 125 graves exist.
The town suffered damages during the war, although the historic town centre remained intact. Since
1945, the town's economy concentrates in
cattle cultivation. In
2005, it had 8,548 residents. The mayor of Treuenbrietzen is Michael Knape, of the
FDP.
Famous Residents
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