Baudienst
Nazi German forced labor organization / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Baudienst (from German, lit. "building service" or "construction service"), full name in German Baudienst im Generalgouvernement (Construction Service in the General Government), was a forced labour organization created by Nazi Germany in the General Government territory of occupied Poland during World War II. Baudienst was subordinate to the Reichsarbeitsdienst (RAD, lit. "Reich Labour Service").
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Baudienst in occupied Kraków (suburban Czyżyny area of the General Government), c. 1941. Second from right, leaning against the wheel-barrel, is Karol Wojtyła (later Pope John-Paul II) | |
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Formed | December 1940 |
Type | Labour battalions |
Jurisdiction | Nazi Germany (General Government) |
Employees | ≈45,000 |
Parent agency | Reichsarbeitsdienst |
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