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48th kilometre labour camp

Work camp used in the construction and maintenance of the railway line. Nearby is a quarry that was the source of sand used in the construction of the railway’s embankment.

Térkép megtekintése – Detailed satellite (camps 48–51 km)

We did not visit this camp during our expedition. However, we have at least procured satellite images of it from the Worldview satellite, which you can view in the map window.

Subordinate to: Ermakovo, Gulag Construction no. 503 (Dead Road)

Gulag camps in maps and satellite images

View camps along the Dead Road in satellite images and archival military maps. Thanks to the collection of maps that we have amassed to date, you c...

The history of the Dead Road

The construction of the railway began in 1947 and most of the workers (up to 100,000 according to some estimates) comprised prisoners from Gulag la...

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48th kilometre labour camp

Gulag camps in maps and satellite images

The history of the Dead Road

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