International ceremony commemorating the victims of the concentration camp
Updated 2026-09-14
Commemoration Ceremony for the Victims of the Natzweiler-Struthof Concentration Camp
On Sunday, September 13, Lithuania's Permanent Representative to the Council of Europe, Ambassador Andrius Krivas, Lithuania's Honorary Consul in Strasbourg, Francis Hirn, and members of the Permanent Representation and their families attended an international ceremony commemorating the victims of the Natzweiler-Struthof concentration camp. Established by the Nazis near Strasbourg during World War II, the camp encarcerated tens of thousands of people from more than 50 countries, including Lithuania. The commemoration ceremony was attended by regional and local politicians, civil society leaders, the President of the European Court of Human Rights, high-ranking diplomats, the Eurocorps commander and troops, members of the Strasbourg Consular Corps, representatives of the Council of Europe Secretariat, and a large international group of young people. Together with other participants, the Lithuanian Ambassador laid a wreath at the memorial dedicated to the victims.
