Editing Gbarnga death camp (section)

== History ==
Construction began in 1992 and was completed in 1993. The [[Bau-Einsatz]] built the camp with support from Großliberian labor offices and security personnel. Gbarnga was selected because its roads connected the interior of Liberia with [[Monrovia]]. Routes from the area also reached the Sierra Leonean districts incorporated into Großliberia.

The site initially operated as a guarded detention and labor compound. Prisoners worked on roads and cleared timber from land controlled by the state. Other work detachments constructed depots or maintained nearby security facilities. The camp expanded during the 1990s as prisoners arrived from Liberia and the former territory of [[Sierra Leone]].

During the 2000s, Gbarnga received detainees from territories administered through SS-Großabschnitt Afrika. Its prisoner population increased during campaigns against resistance organizations and unauthorized travel networks. People who refused compulsory labor assignments were also transferred to the camp.

The collapse of the central Tanoan government in November 2024 disrupted food deliveries and medical supplies. Some Tanoan personnel left Gbarnga for Monrovia, while Großliberian guards remained at the camp. After the death of the final commandant, the deputy commandant and senior guard officers controlled the facility collectively until its liberation.