Commemoration of the Anniversary of the Liberation — Flossenbürg Concentration Camp Memorial
Remembering the liberation of the Flossenbürg Concentration Camp
About Flossenbürg Commemoration
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Remembering a Site of Nazi Terror
The Flossenbürg Concentration Camp was established in 1938 in the Neustadt an der Waldnaab district in the Upper Palatinate and operated until April 1945. Today's Flossenbürg Concentration Camp Memorial on Gedächtnisallee 5 commemorates the more than 30,000 people who died in Flossenbürg and its over 90 subcamps. The annual commemoration of the anniversary of the liberation has been the most important date in the memorial's calendar for decades.
Program and Format
- Multi-day Format: The event spans several days, bringing together film screenings, exhibitions, conversations with survivors, prayers from various religious communities, and a solemn commemorative ceremony.
- Tent of Encounters: The central format in recent years has been the "Tent of Encounters," which serves as an open space for exchange for survivors, second and third-generation relatives, and interested individuals from Friday onwards.
- Solemn Commemorative Ceremony: The highlight is the solemn commemorative ceremony, traditionally held on Sunday afternoon in the courtyard of the memorial. High-ranking political representatives, representatives of former inmate associations, and survivors speak.
- International Participation: Survivors and relatives from all over the world participate; in recent years, representatives from Poland, the Czech Republic, France, Israel, and the USA, among others, were present.
State and Responsibility
The commemoration is jointly organized by the Bavarian Memorials Foundation and the Flossenbürg Concentration Camp Memorial, under the patronage of the Free State of Bavaria. Flossenbürg is located in the Neustadt an der Waldnaab district in the Upper Palatinate administrative region, in northern Bavaria near the Czech border.
Flossenbürg Commemoration — edition 2026
2026 Program — the 81st Anniversary
From April 24 to 26, 2026, the Flossenbürg Concentration Camp Memorial invites survivors, relatives of former inmates, and the international public to commemorate the liberation. The solemn commemorative ceremony will take place on Sunday, April 26, 2026, at 2:00 PM.
Four survivors of Flossenbürg and its subcamps will be present: Josef Salomonovic, Shelomo Selinger, H.R.H. Prince Max in Bavaria, and Dr. Leon Weintraub. Starting Friday, April 24, 2026, the "Tent of Encounters" will be open — a place for exchange and information for relatives of former inmates and all interested parties.
Speakers
Among the speakers are Joachim Herrmann (Bavarian State Minister of the Interior), Dr. Silke Launert (Parliamentary State Secretary to the Federal Minister of Education and Research), Xavier Ros (AUDI AG), and Małgorzata Krzempek-Niespiałowski (second-generation relative).
Programme Flossenbürg Commemoration 2026
Program Outline
- Friday, April 24, 2026: Opening of the "Tent of Encounters," initial events with survivors and relatives, film screenings, workshops
- Saturday, April 25, 2026: Program in the Tent of Encounters, films and discussions, commemoration at individual subcamps
- Sunday, April 26, 2026: Solemn commemorative ceremony at 2:00 PM in the memorial's courtyard with speeches, wreath-laying, and participation of survivors
Detailed program and registration information: gedenkstaette-flossenbuerg.de.
Highlights Flossenbürg Commemoration 2026
- Four survivors present: Salomonovic, Selinger, Prince Max in Bavaria, Weintraub
- Solemn commemorative ceremony on Sunday, April 26, 2026, 2:00 PM
- Speech by Bavarian Interior Minister Joachim Herrmann
- "Tent of Encounters" from Friday — three days of exchange and information
Prices Flossenbürg Commemoration 2026
Admission to all program items is free.
Practical information — Flossenbürg Commemoration
Getting There
By car via the A93 (exit Weiden Süd or Mitterteich Süd), then continue via the B22 / state roads to Flossenbürg. By train to Weiden in der Oberpfalz, then by bus.
Admission
Admission to all program items is free. Registration for certain events may be required — information at gedenkstaette-flossenbuerg.de.
Organizer
Bavarian Memorials Foundation / Flossenbürg Concentration Camp Memorial, Gedächtnisallee 5, 92696 Flossenbürg. Phone +49 9603 903900.
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Where it takes place Flossenbürg Commemoration
KZ-Gedenkstätte Flossenbürg
Gedächtnisallee 5, 92696 Flossenbürg