Edith Raim (; 1965 – 1 July 2025) was a German historian who studied the Nazi era.
Life and career Raim was born in Munich in 1965. She grew up in Landsberg am Lech and first became interested in the topic after watching Holocaust as a child. Being a student of Anton Posset she started under his guidance the historical reappraisal of the concentration camp complex Kaufering, a sub-camp of Dachau concentration camp.Balbierer, Thomas. "Kaufering soll ein Dokumentationszentrum bekommen", Süddeutsche Zeitung, 31 March 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2021. Her 1991 dissertation at LMU Munich was titled Die Dachauer KZ-Außenkommandos Kaufering und Mühldorf: Rüstungsbauten und Zwangsarbeit im letzten Kriegsjahr 1944/45 and concerned the Dachau subcamps of Kaufering and Mühldorf. Raim died on 1 July 2025."Zum Tod von Dr. habil. Edith Raim". stiftung-bayerische-gedenkstaetten.de (in German). Retrieved 8 July 2025.
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