
Although the main camp of Buchenwald was exclusively for men, its administration was put in charge of the women's subcamp at Ravensbrück in September 1944. Women and girls performed forced labour on a daily basis for the German weapons industry in 27 subcamps. This work was coordinated in block 5, which housed the inmate detachment for labour administration.
The text inscribed on the stone was written by the Polish Buchenwald survivor