Emma Schüler

Hailing from the region of Köslin/Koszalin (Middle Pomerania, now Poland), Emma Schüler was born on 13 November 1898.1WTA Selters i.T., data collection, Schüler, Emma; WTA Selters i.T., Doc. 21/02/38; AMM, K5/6.

She was arrested by the Gestapo in 1937 and deported to Moringen concentration camp. Along with a large number of female political prisoners, she was transferred to Lichtenburg concentration camp in February 1938. After closure of this concentration camp in May 1939, Emma arrived in Ravensbrück. In May 1943 she was transferred to the camp at St. Lambrecht.

Emma Schüler spent at least seven full years in concentration camps before being liberated by the British army in 1945.

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