. ▁There after , ▁until ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁it ▁was ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁prison ▁camp . ▁Political ▁prisoners ▁and ▁so - called ▁Nach t ▁und ▁Neb el ▁prisoners ▁were ▁also ▁held ▁there . ▁After ▁the ▁war ▁ended , ▁E ster w egen ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁British ▁intern ment ▁camp , ▁as ▁a ▁prison , ▁and , ▁until ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁as ▁a ▁dep ot ▁for ▁the ▁German ▁Army . ▁ ▁The ▁most ▁famous ▁prisoner ▁was ▁writer ▁and ▁editor ▁of ▁the ▁week ly ▁magazine , ▁Die ▁Welt b üh ne , ▁Carl ▁von ▁O ss iet z ky , ▁who ▁won ▁the ▁Nobel ▁Peace ▁Prize ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 5 . ▁Com ed ian ▁Werner ▁Fin ck ▁was ▁det ained ▁in ▁E ster w egen ▁for ▁six ▁weeks . ▁ ▁SS - H aupt sch ar führ er ▁Gustav ▁S orge , ▁nick named ▁" The ▁Iron ▁Gustav " ▁for ▁his ▁brut ality , ▁was ▁a ▁guard ▁at ▁E ster w egen ▁prior ▁to ▁being ▁assigned ▁to ▁Sachsen hausen . ▁He ▁was ▁conv icted ▁of ▁war ▁cr imes ▁after ▁the ▁war . ▁ ▁Gallery ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁▁ ▁G loss ary ▁of ▁Naz i ▁Germany ▁ ▁The ▁Hol oca ust ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁books ▁about ▁Naz i ▁Germany ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁concentration ▁and ▁intern ment ▁cam ps ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁Naz i - G erman ▁concentration ▁cam ps ▁ ▁Naz i ▁concentration ▁cam ps ▁ ▁Naz i ▁Party ▁ ▁Naz i ▁songs ▁ ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁ ▁Liter