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Thil National Cemetery

La nécropole nationale de Thil. © ECPAD

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Located 15 km from Longwy, Thil National Cemetery was established on the site of the former (work Kommando) annex camp to Natzweiler-Struthof concentration camp. It should be mentioned that the camp at Thil was the only camp of its kind to be built by the Nazis on non-annexed French territory.

The crypt, built on the site of the crematory furnace which is preserved as it was, was inaugurated in November 1946. It also houses the ashes of deportees, a model of the camp and many objects in remembrance of deportation. The crypt was recognised as a national cemetery in 1984.

La nécropole nationale de Thil. © ECPAD

Vue du camp de Thil, 1944. © Collection particulière/Marinelli - DR

Vue aérienne du camp de Thil, septembre 1944. © Collection particulière/Marinelli - DR

Soldat américain découvrant un élévateur dans l'usine de Thil. © College Park, National Archives/Coll. Lise Pommois

Soldat américain manipulant des éléments de fusées V1. © College Park, National Archives/Coll. Lise Pommois

Vue du KL Natzweiler, novembre 1944. Au premier plan, on aperçoit la villa Kommandantur, direction SS du camp. © CERD-Struthof/Collection Lise Pommois