Rechlag
Sign in to saveRechlag also known as Special Camp no.6, Osoblag no. 6 () was a Gulag special labor camp headquartered in Vorkuta, Komi ASSR. It was established on August 27, 1948, from camp departments (лагерное отделение) of Vorkutlag and disestablished on May 26, 1954, by joining back into Vorkutlag.
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Rechlag also known as Special Camp no.6, Osoblag no. 6 () was a Gulag special labor camp headquartered in Vorkuta, Komi ASSR. It was established on August 27, 1948, from camp departments (лагерное отделение) of Vorkutlag and disestablished on May 26, 1954, by joining back into Vorkutlag.
It is particularly known for Vorkuta uprising.
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