MEMORY IN PRACTICE
During World War II there were more than 400 units of collective accommodation for forced laborers in the Munich area alone. In some cases the barracks were erected in the immediate vicinity of places of work or on company premises. In others, schools, gymnasiums, or guesthouses were converted into housing. Today, there are virtually no visible signs of these historic buildings. The photographer Hadas Tapouchi visited 30 of these sites, seeking to make their former presence come alive again. The interactive map of the city invites you to document changes in the urban space yourself and to share them with others, thus forging a connection between physical historical sites and digital memory space.
List of former forced labor camps in Munich
All information are based on the data base of the Munich Documentation Centre for the History of National Socialism.
Max-Joseph-Platz 2
Militärstraße 42 (later: Heidemannstraße 42)
The camp housed up to 10 prisoners from Dachau concentration camp, who were assigned to the SS-Oberabschnitt Süd and used for maintenance and construction work. The camp existed at least from June 1944 until the end of the war. Two prisoners were killed in an air raid on 9 June 1944.
Möhlstraße
Mühlbaurstraße 15
Pasing, Münchner Straße 88
today Landsberger Straße 437
Neumarkter Straße without number
Neumarkter Straße 35
In 1944, a work detail of French prisoners of war was housed in the “Wotan” guesthouse, whose members worked for the company Gg. Polster & Sohn, Steine, among others.
11 bis 50 Personen
Nibelungenstraße 91
today Gaßnerstraße 1
Oberbürgermeister Wunder Straße 103
today Planegger Straße 103
The camp was located in the premises of the Osterwaldgarten Inn and was occupied by forced labourers from France. 20 men and 3 women who were accommodated there were employed by the Nova Technik company.
Osterwaldstraße 1
today Keferstraße 12
From 1 October 1940 until the end of the war, a work detail (no. 1746) of 50 French prisoners of war from Stalag VIIa, who were assigned to the Perlach local farmers’ association and worked on local farms, was housed in the rooms of the “Zur Post” guesthouse.
51 bis 100 Personen
Pfanzeltplatz 12 (guesthouse "Zur Post")
Pilotystraße 6
Plinganserstraße 64
Prinzregentenstraße 10
Ridlerstraße 35
101 bis 500 Personen
Riesenfeldstraße 91
today Riesenfeldstraße Nr. 89
Rosenheimer Straße 140
From 23 October 1943 until the end of the war, 29 French forced labourers who had to work for the Reichsbahn were housed there.
11 bis 50 Personen
Ruppertstraße 1
4 bis 10 Personen
Schäftlarnstraße 27
today Schäftlarnstraße 141
Schillerstraße 4
today Schillerstraße 3a
Schleißheimer Straße 371
Schleißheimer Straße 393
formerly Äußere Schleißheimer Straße 119
The guesthouse “Zum Goldenen Stiefel” housed French forced labourers who were employed by the Metzeler company.
Sendlinger Straße 67
today Sendlinger Straße 24
Poles who were employed by the company Ludwig Marchner Werkzeugbau were accommodated in the hall of the guesthouse “Siebenbrunn”.
Siebenbrunn 1
today Siebenbrunner Straße 5