Memorial Plaque for the Polish Victims of the Concentration Camps at Loibl Pass

From 1943 to 1945, two concentration camps were located at the Loibl Pass, subcamps of the main camp Mauthausen. Prisoners were forced to work on the construction of the Loibl Tunnel from the northern side (present-day Austria) and the southern side (present-day Slovenia). Those who were no longer able to work were deported to the main camp Mauthausen for execution. At least 39 prisoners also died on-site at the Loibl Pass; the majority of them were executed after failed escape attempts or died as a result of mistreatment by the guards or medical experiments conducted by the camp physician. As part of the international commemoration at the former concentration camp Loibl-Nord on June 11, 2005, a memorial plaque was installed by the Republic of Poland at the northern entrance of the Loibl Tunnel. It specifically commemorates twelve prisoners from Poland who were murdered during the forced labor at Loibl.