The Map of Nazi Camps & Ghettos

The USHMM Encyclopedia of Camps and Ghettos is an interactive map documenting camps, ghettos, and Nazi-run sites of persecution across Europe and North Africa. This powerful digital tool brings to life one of the most staggering realities of the Holocaust: the sheer number and geographic reach of sites where millions were imprisoned, enslaved, and murdered between 1933 and 1945.

Created by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM) as part of its Encyclopedia of Camps and Ghettos, 1933–1945, the map is more than a visual aid - it's an evolving historical archive. Each marker on the map represents a documented location: a forced-labor camp, concentration camp, Jewish ghetto, prisoner-of-war camp, brothel, transit site, or killing center. Collectively, they reveal a complex and extensive infrastructure of Nazi persecution, far beyond the most infamous locations like Auschwitz or Dachau. 

The map plots more than 44,000 sites of incarceration, oppression, and forced labor. Each entry is backed by meticulous archival research and, where available, includes: operational dates, controlling authorities, victim demographics, purpose and conditions, survivor testimonies or photographs, and references to related encyclopedia entries.

The density of locations throughout Europe underscores how visible and widespread the Nazi terror was.