A sign outside the Breendonk transit camp warning that trespassers will be shot. [LCID: 10348]

Breendonk

The Breendonk internment camp (1940-1944) was established in Belgium after the Nazi invasion. It housed fewer than 4,000 prisoners throughout the war. Explore more content related to the Breendonk camp during the Holocaust. 

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