Sereď concentration camp

Sereď
Concentration camp
Barracks at Sereď
Location of Sereď within Slovakia
Coordinates48°17′20″N 17°43′29″E / 48.28889°N 17.72472°E / 48.28889; 17.72472
LocationSereď, Slovakia
Operated byHlinka Guard, Slovak Republic, SS
OperationalSeptember 1941–31 March 1945
InmatesSlovak Jews
Number of inmates4,463 deported
Liberated byRed Army

Sereď was a Concentration and transit camp built during World War II in the Slovak Republic. It was founded as a labor camp for the Jewish population in September 1941. In September 1944, it was taken over by units of the SS.