ˈæftɚ ðɪ ˈoʊpənɪŋ ʌvðə sˈætʃsənhˌɔːsən kˌɑːnsəntɹˈeɪʃən kˈæmp ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi sˈɪks, ɐ sˈʌbkˈæmp wʌz ˈoʊpənd ɪnðə tˈaʊn, wˌɛɹ slˈeɪv lˈeɪbɚɹɚz wɜː fˈoːɹst tə wˈɜːk ɪnðə lˈoʊkəl wˈɛpənz plˈænts.
After the opening of the Sachsenhausen concentration camp in 1936, a sub-camp was opened in the town, where slave labourers were forced to work in the local weapons plants.