National Memorial Fort Breendonk

National Memorial Fort Breendonk

History In the context of the German unification in 1870 and the outbreak of the French-German war of 1870-1871, there was a growing realization in Belgium that threats might not merely stem from the French, but also from the German side. In 1906, the law titled ‘plan...
Herrinneringscentrum Kamp Westerbork

Herrinneringscentrum Kamp Westerbork

While Camp Westerbork is mainly known for the period between 1942 and 1945, it was initially built in the summer of 1939 to house Jewish refugees coming from Germany. The acceptance of Jewish refugees into the Netherlands, however, was initially certainly not the...
Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum

Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum

The Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum was created by an act of the Polish parliament on July 2, 1947, and includes the grounds of two extant parts of the Auschwitz I and Auschwitz II-Birkenau concentration camps. The Museum grounds cover 191 hectares, of which 20 are at...
Stiftung Berliner Mauer (Berlin Wall Foundation)

Stiftung Berliner Mauer (Berlin Wall Foundation)

The Berlin Wall Foundation was established as a foundation under public law by legislation passed on September 17, 2008. The foundation encompasses two institutions: the Berlin Wall Memorial on Bernauer Strasse and the Marienfelde Refugee Centre Memorial, both of...
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