The sign posted by the entrance to the camp reads: "General Delestraint Square. Head of the secret army, imprisoned at the Struthof from the 8th of March to the 5th of September, 1944. Died for France at Dachau, April 19, 1945." Delestraint, general in charge of the resistance movements within France during the German occupation, was removed from Natzweiler with all the other prisoners, in advance of the oncoming American troops, who discovered the camp, empty of prisoners, in November of 1944. He was shot just before the Americans liberated Dachau.Photo and text Copyright © Diana Mara Henry.

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The bus parks at the Konzentrationslager Natzweiler (KLNa) and a statue is there. Photo and text Copyright © Diana Mara Henry.

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How much more the terrible, thousand-fold reality? Photo and text Copyright © Diana Mara Henry.

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"This camp where so many martyrs died for the homeland is more than a cemetery. Absolutely dignified behavior is a must. Decent dress and a respectful attitude are a necessity. It is forbidden to smoke and to bring animals." (left panel) On the right panel are listed the hours when this French National Monument historic site is open, and in the middle are the statutes governing the management of the camp by the French government. Photo and text Copyright © Diana Mara Henry.

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Prisoners recount how on their forced march from the train station at Rothau,through Natzwiller village, behind a curtain they would see a woman wiping a tear, or a hand would wave....Photo and text Copyright © Diana Mara Henry.

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