Porschdorf

Porschdorf is a former municipality in the Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge district, in Saxony, in eastern Germany. With effect from 1 January 2012, it has been incorporated into the town of Bad Schandau.

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History

During World War II, in February 1945, a subcamp of the Flossenbürg [concentration camp] was established, in which some 250 men, mostly Italian, were subjected to Forced [labour under German rule during World War II|forced labour]. In April 1945, surviving prisoners were sent on a death march towards the Ore Mountains.