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Gestapo's Danish prison camp

Photograph of the German camp commander at Frøslev Camp

The Frøslev Camp - Barrack H4 and Main Guard Tower

Behind barbed wire, prisoners lived in uncertainty. They were unwanted by the Nazis in Denmark. Some were allowed to stay here in the Frøslev camp, while for others it was the last stop before hell.

Come and experience the last seven months before Nazi Germany surrendered. A time when the Danish government entered into a grim compromise between the Danish police and the German occupying power. In the camp's main watchtower and the former prisoner barracks H4, you will gain insight into the world's strangest prison camp.

1.

Held captive in an unusual system

The main guard tower provides an overview, both physically and historically. Meet the camp staff and understand how this unusual system of Danish and German guards worked. At the interactive table, you can explore the camp buildings and their functions for yourself. What actually happened behind these walls, and what small cracks were there in them?
The main guard tower in Frøslev Camp seen from the inside

Step into the camp life

Guests looking at the interactive table in the Main Guard Tower, Frøslev Camp
Interactive table model in the Main Guard Tower
Guests looking at the interactive table in the Main Guard Tower, Frøslev Camp
The camp office in the main guard tower with Nazi flags on the wall and a picture of Adolf Hitler
The office in the Main Guard Tower
The camp office in the main guard tower with Nazi flags on the wall and a picture of Adolf Hitler
Guests look at a board with the names of those who were held captive in the Frøslev camp.
Table of captives and deportations
Guests look at a board with the names of those who were held captive in the Frøslev camp.
Bunk beds in the prison barracks at Frøslev Camp
Prisoner barracks
Bunk beds in the prison barracks at Frøslev Camp
Young guest looks at exhibits in the prison barracks
Unique historic objetcs on display from the camp
Young guest looks at exhibits in the prison barracks

3.

Hope and fear behind the barbed wire

Step into the world of the prisoners when you visit the original prisoner barracks H4. Here, people from all walks of life lived together – resistance fighters, Jews, communists, and others whom the Nazis wanted to get rid of. Men and women who shared fear, hope, and a daily life filled with boredom and anxiety. Some stayed, others were sent on to the concentration camps. You can find all these stories on the large deportation board at the back of the barracks.
Guest looks at a board with the names of those who were held captive in the Frøslev camp

4.

Two guests look at the white bus in the exhibition at Frøslev Camp.

Hope in the final hours of the war

In the spring of 1945, while the war was still raging, white buses rolled through the gates of German concentration camps. Their mission was to save lives. Count Folke Bernadotte of the Swedish Red Cross was behind the operation, which brought thousands of Danish and Norwegian prisoners home from the death camps. Come and see the last original and complete white bus.
Two guests look at the white bus in the exhibition at Frøslev Camp.

Photographs from the Frøslev Camp 1944-1945

Photograph of the main guard tower at Frøslev Camp
Foto: Frihedsmuseet fotoarkiv, Nationalmuseet
Photograph of the main guard tower at Frøslev Camp
A dormitory in the prison barracks at Frøslev Camp
Foto: Frihedsmuseet fotoarkiv, Nationalmuseet
A dormitory in the prison barracks at Frøslev Camp
Prisoners doing earthworks at Frøslev camp
Prisoners doing earthworks at Frøslev camp
Photograph from the 1940s of a guard looking out over the Frøslev camp
Foto: Frihedsmuseet fotoarkiv, Nationalmuseet
Photograph from the 1940s of a guard looking out over the Frøslev camp
Prisoners in the Faarhus camp being guarded
Foto: Frihedsmuseet fotoarkiv, Nationalmuseet
Prisoners in the Faarhus camp being guarded

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  • Child (under 18 years)
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  • Get access to the museum and experience center all year round. The pass will pay for itself on your second visit.
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  • Activities for families, associations, and companies. Get the story right where it happened.
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  • Learn about the history of the Frøslev and Faarhus camps with authentic photographs and stories of their fate.
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Annual pass

Get access to the museum and experience center all year round. The pass will pay for itself on your second visit.Buy annual pass

Private tours

Activities for families, associations, and companies. Get the story right where it happened.Private tours

Talks

Learn about the history of the Frøslev and Faarhus camps with authentic photographs and stories of their fate.Talks

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