On May 2 and 3, the AIN and partners in Neustadt/Holstein organize several events in commemoration of the 78th anniversary of the bombing of the concentration camp ships in the bay of Lübeck. On May 2, there will be a public event on the market in Neustadt with descendants of Neuengamme prisoners, on May 3,…
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Thousands of Neuengamme prisoners died on May 3 1945 in the Bay of Lübeck. Watch here the film of the events in Neustadt last year, commemorating the bombing of the prisoner ships Cap Arcona and Thielbek. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhkE97cBZg8
For the 77th anniversary of the bombing of the concentration camp ships in the bay of Lübeck, the AIN and partners have organized several public events for families of former Neuengamme prisoners, people from Neustadt and international guests. Program (german)
Every year, on the 3rd of May we commemorate the almost 7.000 victims of the bombing in the bay of Lübeck that happened on the 3rd of May 1945. Unfortunately, due to the Covid 19 pandemic there is no possibility to have a commemoration with an audience. Only a silent commemoration will take place. The…
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The Amicale Internationale KZ Neuengamme (AIN), founded in 1958, is an international association of the national organizations of survivors of the Neuengamme concentration camp as well as the families and friends of former prisoners of the Neuengamme concentration camp.Over 75 years after the end of World War II and the liberation of the concentration camps,…
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Due to the measures against the coronavirus, the annual commerations of this special day could not take place in Neuengamme. Representatives of the city of Hamburg, the Neuengamme Memorial and the Amicale Internationale KZ laid down flowers in silence. Individual visitors also came to Neuengamme to remember. This special situation was sad, but in the…
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“Declaration of Madrid” published by Amicale Internationale KZ Neuengamme and other International Committees of Nazi extermination and concentration camps on 2 November 2019 “Having taken note of the European Parliament resolution of 19 September 2019 on the Importance of European Remembrance for the future of Europe(2919/2819 RSP), we express our deep concern at the erroneous…
DetailsThe AIN is deeply worried about the latest decision of the German Ministery of Finance in November 2019: Revoking the non-profit caracter of the VVN is a mistake. This organization, founded in 1947, was essential for the recognition and persecution of Nazi crimes. Until today, this organization is indispensable for transmitting the memory of persecution…
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The Amicale Internationale KZ Neuengamme (AIN) elected a new board of directors on November 16, 2019. The AIN is an umbrella organization which represents national associations of former prisoners of the Neuengamme concentration camp as well as their relatives and friends. The new president is Martine Letterie from the Netherlands.The new election saw Jean-Michel Gaussot…
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