The Blechhammer (English: sheet metal hammer) area was the location of Nazi Germany chemical plants, prisoner of war (POW) camps, and forced labor camps (German: Arbeitslager). Labor camp prisoners began arriving as early asJune 17, 1942, and in July 1944, 400–500 men were transferred from the Terezin family camp to Blechhammer.The mobile "pocket furnace" (German: Taschenofen) crematorium was at Sławięcice.) and Bau und Arbeits Battalion (BAB, English: Construction Battalion) 21 was a mile from …