Stutthof in northern Poland began as a detention center mainly for Polish political prisoners, and later expanded to an extermination camp. More than 65,000 persons from 23 nations were murdered there. In 2021, the 95-yr-old secretary to the Commandant was convicted of war crimes due to her participation in the murders. Her defense was that her window faced the wrong way so she didn't know what was going on.

    The camp is maintained as a memorial to those murdered there. Flowers are placed by young Polish and German students.