Juden Mauthausen & Gusen 1938-1945. Mauthausen, One Of The Most Notorious Nazi Concentration Camps, Located Near The Village Of Mauthausen, On The Danube River, 12 Miles 20 Km East Of Linz, Austria. It Was Established In April 1938, Shortly After Austria Was Annexed To Nazi Germany. Starting As A Satellite Of Dachau, In Germany, It Became An Independent Camp In The Spring Of 1939, Operated By The Ss The Nazi Paramilitary Corps And Acquiring Satellite Camps Of Its Own Throughout Austria, All Collectively Called Mauthausen.nnthe Camp Provided Slave Labour To Work Previously Abandoned Stone Quarries Nearby. During Its First Year, The Camp Received Prisoners Transferred From Dachau—Mainly Convicted Criminals, But Also So-Called €Œasocial Elements,€ Including Political Prisoners, Homosexuals, And Others.

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