Excavating the dark heritage of the Finnish Volunteer Waffen SS-Battalion

The 2019 conflict archaeology excavation of "Durchgangslager Hanko" will center around the Finnish prescence in the German transition camp. The WW2 conflict archaeology excavation will take place in Hanko S. Finland July 1st to July19th 2019.

Finnish SS men in "Durchgangslager Hanko" in 1943.

This year we will be looking closely at the areas where the Finnish SS were housed in July 1943 and also the area of the Lotta-Svärd "Kantine Erika".

The Finnish SS men have changed to Finnish uniforms. Durchgangslager Hanko 1943.

The registration for the last excavation of "Durchgangslager Hanko" starts soon. Don´t miss out on the last opportunity to rediscover lost evidence of life in the camp 1942-1944. Register here!

https://hangosommaruni.fi/studieprogram/22-ovriga-kurser/arkeologi/66-konfliktarkeologi