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The Blechhammer (English: sheet metal hammer) area was the location of Nazi Germany chemical plants prisoner of war (POW) camps and forced labor camps (German: Arbeitslager Blechhammer; also Nummernbücher). Labor camp prisoners began arriving as early as June 17 1942 and in July 1944 400-500 men were transferred from the Terezin family camp to Blechhammer.