MIGRATION · JOURNEY

Amberg to the Bremen-Grohn embarkation centre, February 1949

Resettlement Center AmbergCamp Grohn, Bremen

The Interzonal Embarkation Center opened at Camp Grohn on 30 September 1948 with 3,500 places. A transfer document of 14 February 1949 is the nominal roll of more than 380 displaced persons leaving the Resettlement Center at Amberg for Bremen-Grohn to emigrate to the United States. The usual stay in the staging area was about two weeks, and sailings averaged about 1,200 emigrants every two to three days.

30 September 1948

The Interzonal Embarkation Center opens at Camp Grohn with 3,500 places

Camp Grohn, Bremen

1946 to 1952

Emigrants at the staging area stay about two weeks; more than 500,000 Bremen Emigrant Staging Area cards are created

Camp Grohn, Bremen