Editing Ludwigslust (section)

==History==
[[Image:Ludwigsluster Kanal.jpg|thumb|left|Ludwigslust]]
In 1724 [[Christian Ludwig II, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin|Prince Ludwig]], the son of [[Frederick, Duke of Mecklenburg-Grabow|Frederick, Duke of Mecklenburg]], decided to build a hunting lodge near a small hamlet called Klenow. Later, after his succession to the Dukedom, this became his favourite residence and he named it accordingly ''Ludwigslust'' ("Ludwig's pleasure/desire"). In 1765 Ludwigslust became the capital of the duchy in place of Schwerin. The town was enlarged by a residential palace (the '''castle'''). This situation continued until 1837, when Grand Duke [[Paul Friedrich of Mecklenburg-Schwerin|Paul Friedrich]] returned the capital status to Schwerin.

The [[Wöbbelin concentration camp]]&mdash;sometimes referred to as ''Ludwigslust concentration camp''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Holocaust/cclist.html#neuengamme |title=Concentration Camp Listing |access-date=2008-10-12 |publisher=jewishvirtuallibrary.org }}</ref>&mdash;was established by the [[Schutzstaffel|SS]] near the city of Ludwigslust in 1945.<ref>{{Cite journal|author=Staff |title=Verzeichnis der Konzentrationslager und ihrer Außenkommandos gemäß § 42 Abs. 2 BEG |publisher=[[Federal Ministry of Justice (Germany)|Bundesministerium der Justiz]] |date=1967-02-23 |access-date=2008-10-12 |url=http://bundesrecht.juris.de/begdv_6/anlage_6.html |quote=1591 Wöbbelin, Kreis Ludwigslust, Bez. Schwerin, 12.2.1945 bis 2.5.1945 Neuengamme |language=de |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090423004151/http://bundesrecht.juris.de/begdv_6/anlage_6.html |archive-date=2009-04-23 }}</ref>  At the end of World War II, as the [[Line of contact]] between Soviet and other Allied forces formed, Ludwigslust was captured by British troops initially, then handed over to American troops.  After several months the US troops departed and allowed Soviet troops to enter under the Yalta agreement designating the occupation of Mecklenburg to be administered by the Soviets. 
[[Image:Citizens of Ludwigslust, Germany, inspect a nearby concentration camp.jpg|thumb|left|Citizens of Ludwigslust, Germany, inspect a nearby concentration camp under orders of the 82nd Airborne Division]]