Farge

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Farge is a small port on the Weser River in Bremen. It is part of Bremen-Blumenthal, which is one of the districts of the City of Bremen.

[edit] History

During World War II Farge was the site of an oil-storage depot and the Valentin submarine pens that were attacked by the Royal Air Force on 27 March 1945. At the current stage of construction the pens had a ferrous concrete roof 4.5 metres (15 feet) thick which was penetrated by two Grand Slam bombs.[1]

From 1 July 1943 until 8 April 1945, a subcamp, Number 179 Bremen-Farge,[2] of the Neuengamme concentration camp was located in the town. 2,100 people were imprisoned and used as slave labour at the submarine yard.[3]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Staff. RAF: Bomber Command: Grand Slams, RAF Bomber Command website
  2. ^ Staff. Anlage zu § 1: Verzeichnis der Konzentrationslager und ihrer Außenkommandos gemäß § 42 Abs. 2 BEG — The official German government list
  3. ^ Edward Victor.Alphabetical List of Camps, Subcamps and Other Camps


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