In the brand-new building of the Mittelbau-Dora memorial site at Nordhausen, a new exhibition was created to illustrate the history of the factory.
In the subterranean armament factory, where the "V2 rockets" were produced, 20.000 forced labourers died.

On Sunday, September 10th the new exposition was officially opened.

The numerous guests that came from all over Europe were welcomed by Prof. Dr. Volkhard Knigge, Director of the Foundation Memorial Sites Buchenwald and Mittelbau-Dora. In his opening speech, he thanked the German Union, Thuringia and the city of Nordhausen for their support.
The former inmates that had joined the inauguration were also specially greeted.

After his speech, Dr. Dagmar Schipanski, President of the Thuringia State Parliament, followed by Kathrin Göring-Eckhardt, Vice-president of the German Parliament and Prof. Dr. Jens Goebel, Minister of culture of the State of Thuringia and chairman of the Foundation Memorial Sites Buchenwald und Mittelbau-Dora, spoke.

Prof. Dr. Ulrich Herbert from the university of Freiburg/Br. and Prof. Dr. Dick de Zeeuw, former inmate in Peenemunde and Dora, passed their experiences concerning the history of the armament factory.

Dr. Jens-Christian Wagner, director of the Memorial Site Mittelbau-Dora, then opened the new exhibition and led the guests around.

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