Beendorf
Bulldog & Polecat
Echoes of the Beendorf concentration camp
Dark, cold and difficult to fathom: the underground facilities of the former Bartensleben potash and salt mine were used by the Nazi regime for the production of air force munitions.
Interned at the Beendorf concentration camp, hundreds of forced labourers worked here in two mine shafts codenamed ‘Bulldog’ and ‘Iltis’.
Along the Border Walk, this dark chapter in Beendorf’s history is illuminated through eyewitness accounts and original photographs.
Not in the area?
Parts of the tour are also available online as a virtual tour.
Online from 31 May 2026
The tour in Beendorf
The location-based multimedia tour starts next to the sports hall and takes you past several stops, including the "Schacht Marie", which is now part of Germany’s only final repository for nuclear waste, Morsleben (BGE).
Starting point: Rundahlsweg 14, 39343 Beendorf
Local partners
Neuengamme Concentration Camp Memorial
Beendorf Concentration Camp Memorial
Federal Company for Final Disposal (BGE)
Contributors
| Based on the memories of |
Erna Dohse Filatow Fjiodor Antje van M. Eligia Piotrowska Josef Polacek Krystyna Razinska Albert Rohmer Franz Wecht |
| Narrated by |
Sophie Decker David Steffen Joana MacLean Jule Jager David Ruf Linda Furker Max Feldmann Malte Zenses |
| Narrator | Lisa Stenger |
| Sound design | Emre Nisanci |
| Drone | Maximilian Feldmann |
| Motion Design | Sebastian Zeeden |
| Concept and production | David Ruf |
| Archival material |
Beendorf Concentration Camp Memorial Neuengamme Concentration Camp Memorial Private archives in Beendorf, including Mr Heissler Bundesgesellschaft für Endlagerung mbH Wikimedia Commons bpk Bildagentur für Kunst, Kultur und Geschichte |
| Special thanks |
Claus Hansper (Beendorf) Swantje Claussen (BGE) |