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Bergen Belsen

Transit Warehouse 24 Rotterdam – a Jewish Memorial in the Netherlands

April 16 2013, Last update: January 7 2016, Author: Patrick

“Loods 24” is the former transit warehouse number 24 in the Rotterdam harbour. During the Second World War it was used to house Jews rounded up in the city of... Read More »

Transit Camp Westerbork, Netherlands

November 22 2012, Last update: October 4 2016, Author: Patrick

In 1939 the Dutch Government decides to build a refugee camp to give the German Jews a home and safety. This camp was located near the small town of... Read More »

Concentration camp Bergen-Belsen – Germany

November 14 2011, Last update: January 7 2016, Author: Pascal

Room of SilenceIn Bergen Belsen (After 1941: Stalag XI C/311) an estimated 50 to 70.000 people were killed or perished in the dreadful circumstances. Knowing that, you’ll expect to... Read More »

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Commonwealth Cemetery Cannock Chase – Staffordshire, United Kingdom

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Schnellbootbunker 2, Widerstandsnest 77 – Festung IJmuiden, The Netherlands

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