Talk:Wolfenbüttel
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[edit] Concentration camp in Wolfenbüttel
I have deleted the following two sentences, which appeared in different paragraphs, from the article:
- During World War II the town was the site of a concentation camp which was liberated by the 36th Tank Batallion of the 8th Armored Division.
- During World War II it was the location of a concentration camp which was liberated by the 36th Tank Batallion of the 8th Armored Division, USA.
This information is incorrect. I think the writer of the foregoing might be confusing Wolfenbüttel with Wolfsburg, which is not far away, albeit to the north-east of Braunschweig, and which--as home of automotive, weapons, and munitions plants--was the site of a labor camp called Arbeitsdorf. Jim_Lockhart 01:49, 2 September 2005 (UTC)
Again today we have someone adding a sentence saying that Wolfenbüttel was the site of a concentration camp. I light of this contributor's other edits, I assume this person is confusing Wolfenbüttel with Wolfen-Bitterfeld, an area in Sachsen-Anhalt that had a satellite camp of Buchenwald. Jersey_Jim 06:46, 12 December 2005 (UTC)
- The above discussion is idiotic because Wolfenbüttel was in the British, not in the US occupation zone.
The discussion is idiotic? Read carefully and you notice that the whole point of my comments is that the idea that Wolfebüttel was the site of a labor camp is wrong; that said, the Americas did liberate some areas that were later in the British Zone; so the notion that Wolfebüttel's being in the British Zone negates any possibility that the Americans were the first into the area, is, shall we say... uninformed. Jim_Lockhart 05:15, 19 November 2006 (UTC)
After a year and a half, I finally know what this contributor is talking about: a forced-labor labor camp associated with the Hermann Göring Werke located in Beddingen, a locality that is now part of Salzgitter. Until 1942, Beddingen was a village in Landkreis Wolfenbüttel located about five miles to the northwest of the town of Wolfenbüttel. In 1942, Beddingen became part of Salzgitter; see that article for details.
As for the postcard cited as evidence for the camp's being in Wolfenbüttel: First, given that Beddingen was in Landkreis Wolfenbüttel, and that the town was only several miles away, there would be nothing strange about the card being mailed from Wolfebüttel; second, the cachet reads "Beddingen über Wolfenbüttel," which means "from Beddingen via Wolfenbüttel." These are hardly evidence of a concentration camp in the town of Wolfenbüttel. If you want to insert this information into Wikipedia, I'd like to suggest you put it into the article on Landkries Wolfenbüttel or, even more appropriately, the one on Salzgitter. Putting it in the right place would do far more to honor your father's memory. Best regards, Jim_Lockhart 08:22, 27 January 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Sights
The most important historical sight is the gorgeous church of St. Mary, where not only all the dukes, but also the composer Michael Praetorius are buried.--dunnhaupt 13:49, 26 September 2006 (UTC)
