Concentration camp Ebensee: subcamp of Mauthausen

An account of Ebensee, a subcamp of Mauthausen concentration camp established by the SS to build tunnels for armaments storage near the town of Ebensee, Austria, in 1943. The camp held a total of 27,278 male inmates from 1943 until 1945. Between 8,500 and 11,000 prisoners died in the camp, most from hunger or malnutrition. Political prisoners were most common, and prisoners came from many different countries. Conditions were poor, and along with the lack of food, exposure to cold weather and forced hard labuor made survival difficult. American troops of the 80th Infantry Division liberated the camp on 6 May 1945.