Camp Neusustrum

Camp Neusutrum was the fifth of the fifteen Emslandlager. Camp V was located near the village of Neusustrum, just across the border from Ter Apel.
Camp Neusutrum was built in 1933 for 1,000 prisoners. Initially, the camp was intended for the confinement of opponents of National Socialism. The guards consisted of SS members, but they were replaced by SA guards within two months. The terror of the SS was the reason for replacing them with less fanatical guards. In practice, the prisoners did not notice much of this. In 1934, the camp became a penal prison after it was taken over by the Ministry of Justice. In November 1935, a moratorium on admissions was issued due to overcrowding. In April 1937, the camp's capacity was increased to 1,500 prisoners. The camp was then guarded by 300 SA members and justice staff. The expansion was primarily used to imprison homosexuals. In the official German list of concentration camps, Neusustrum is listed under number 1053. In the context of the Emslandlager, the camp is referred to as Lager V Neusustrum. From late 1940 to late 1943, 1,750 Polish prisoners were held in the camp, along with 450 French and Belgian prisoners and 60 Jews. The latter had been gathered from all Emslandlager in Neusustrum. From 1944 onwards, only individuals sentenced by Wehrmacht courts were admitted to the camp. By February 1945, only 281 prisoners remained in Lager Neusustrum.

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