Krondorf-Sauerbrunn (Korunní) Subcamp
August 19, 1942 – July 15, 1944
The first subcamp of the Flossenbürg concentration camp located in the territory of today's Czech Republic.
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Aerial view of the former production grounds of the Sudetenquell GmbH in Korunní, 2019 (Flossenbürg Concentration Camp Memorial / Photo: Rainer Viertlböck)
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Prisoners
Between 50 and 100 German, Austrian, and Czech prisoners
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Forced labor and quarters
Construction of a collection casing for a mineral water spring run by the SS-owned Sudetenquell GmbH; repairing of railway tracks for the drinks manufacturer Heinrich Mattoni AG. The prisoners were initially quartered in a barrack, then in a fenced-in villa close to the construction site.
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Guards
20 SS men. The site manager Horst Köhler protected the prisoners from mistreatment meted out by the first detail leader, Johann Baptist Kübler.
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Death toll
None in Krondorf; however, out of a group of prisoners who escaped in the autumn of 1943, two were caught and hanged in the main camp at Flossenbürg.
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Disbanding of the camp / end of the war
The camp was disbanded on July 15, 1944 after the completion of the work. The prisoners were transferred back to the main Flossenbürg camp.
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Commemoration
None known.