Sources and memories
The event sheds light on the little-known history of French women who were forced to work in Nazi arms production.
Image gallery
Frauen in gemusterten Schürzen sitzen an mechanischen Arbeitsplätzen in einer Werkhalle. Mehrere große Maschinen mit zahlreichen Hebeln, Zahnrädern und Metallteilen stehen in Reihen. Im Hintergrund sind große Fenster und hängende Lampen zu sehen. Die
In her lecture, Camille Fauroux describes the recruitment of women for labour, their everyday life in Germany and the restrictions imposed on them. She focuses in particular on French women who were imprisoned in the Ravensbrück concentration camp. Fauroux discusses the role of sources and memories as well as today's view of these forced labourers. After the war, they were considered "voluntary" workers. The French public was not interested in their fate.
The event will begin with an overview presentation by Roland Borchers on forced labour in Berlin.
Welcome: Sven Kriese, Director of the Berlin State Archives Hannah Sprute, Ravensbrück Memorial Site
Introduction:
Dr Roland Borchers, Documentation Centre for Nazi Forced Labour
Lecture:
Dr Camille Fauroux, University of Toulouse II Jean Jaurès
Moderator: Dr Mareike Vennen, Berlin State Archives
At 4 p.m., there will be a curator-led tour of the exhibition "Resistance – Persecution – Deportation. Women from France in Ravensbrück Concentration Camp 1942–1945".
Booking: Registration (until 18 February): info@landesarchiv.berlin.de
IN GERMAN
Additional information
Dates
February 2026
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