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Bergen-Belsen concentration camp

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The Bergen-Belsen concentration camp

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Burning Of Belsen - harrowing footage - 1945

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Hanneli Goslar meets Anne Frank in Bergen-Belsen concentration camp | Anne Frank House

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British soldier recalls indescribable horror of Bergen Belsen concentration camp

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The liberation of Bergen-Belsen Concentration Camp

Bergen-Belsen [ˈbɛʁɡn̩.bɛlsn̩], or Belsen, was a Nazi concentration camp in what is today Lower Saxony in northern Germany, southwest of the town of Bergen near Celle. Originally established as a prisoner of war camp, in 1943, parts of it became a concentration camp. Initially this was an "exchange camp", where Jewish hostages were held with the intention of exchanging them for German prisoners of war held overseas. The camp was later expanded to accommodate Jews from other concentration camps.
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  • Concentration camp 

  • More prisoners 

  • ''Außenlager'' (satellite camps) 

  • Treatment of prisoners and deaths in the camp 

  • Liberation 

  • Legal prosecution 

  • Memorial 

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