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Background
Bergen-Belsen (pronounced [ËbÉÊÉ¡nÌ©ËbÉlsnÌ©]), 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 hold Jews from other concentration camps. After 1945, the name was applied to the displaced persons camp established nearby, but it is most commonly associated with the concentration camp.
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SS-TotenkopfverbändePopulation held
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Notable inmates
- Adam Piasecki1873–1945 · pastry chef
- Thierry de Briey1895–1945 · equestrian
Thierry de Briey (29 December 1895 â 11 April 1945) was a Belgian equestrian.
- Tadeusz Åmigielski1920–1973
Salomon Meijer Kannewasser1916–1945 · singer
Arie Selinger1937 · volleyball playerArie Selinger (Hebrew: ×ר×× ×¡××× ×ר; born 5 April 1937) is an Israeli volleyball coach and former player.
Jan Willem Berix1907–1945 · resistance fighter- Hetty Verolme1930–2024 · writer
Hetty Esther Verolme (24 February 1930 â 9 July 2024) was an Australian writer, educator, and Holocaust survivor.
- Jan Willem Berix1907–1945 · resistance fighter
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Sources
- EHRI Authority Record
- Wikidata entity
- Wikipedia — Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation
- EHRI Authority List of Camps and Ghettos / USHMM Encyclopedia of Camps and Ghettos — European Holocaust Research Infrastructure (EHRI) / United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM)
- Wikidata (Q7332)
- Wikipedia
- Wikimedia Commons
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.
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APA
World Prisons. (2026). Bergen-Belsen concentration camp. Retrieved July 22, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/bergen-belsen-concentration-camp
Chicago
"Bergen-Belsen concentration camp." World Prisons. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/bergen-belsen-concentration-camp.
BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-bergen-belsen-concentration,
author = {{World Prisons}},
title = {Bergen-Belsen concentration camp},
year = {2026},
url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/bergen-belsen-concentration-camp},
urldate = {2026-07-22}
}