The Wiener Holocaust Library in London has launched an exhibition titled 'Nazi Slave Labor: Perpetrators and Victims,' which focuses on the systematic use of forced labor during the Second World War. The exhibit explores the concept of 'annihilation through work,' a policy that utilized the labor of prisoners to support the German wartime economy while simultaneously leading to their deaths through exhaustion, starvation, and abuse.

The exhibition aims to shed light on a frequently overlooked aspect of the Holocaust by detailing how forced labor was integrated into the Nazi industrial and military infrastructure. By examining both the perpetrators who organized these systems and the victims who were forced to endure them, the library seeks to provide a comprehensive look at the human cost of these policies. The exhibit is scheduled to run through the end of October, offering historical documentation and personal accounts of those subjected to these conditions. It serves as an educational resource for understanding the scale and brutality of the forced labor programs that operated across Nazi-occupied territories.