Foehrenwald DP camp (Germany)

A displaced persons camp established in June 1945 by the U.S. Army near Munich, Germany. One of the largest strictly Jewish DP camps, Foehrenwald accommodated as many as 5,300 Jewish refugees (in January 1946) and had a well-developed infrastructure and cultural life.

Major displaced persons’ camps, 1945-46. Foehrenwald is indicated.

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum